Antietam Creek

Upper Antietam: Ran this 10 mile section(Oak Ridge Rd. to Devils Backbone Park) at 3.78 ft. on May 7th 2011. I scouted all problem bridges, and found them to be runnable (Wagaman Rd. Bridge, Poffenbarger Rd. Bridge, and Roxbury Rd. Bridge). I prefer this run to the lower for it's comparative abundance of rapids, and fun little play spots. (for you rec. boaters) My friend ran this in her 10 ft. skirt-less rec. boat, and did fine the whole way down, and only got minor water inside her boat. Add a ft. to the level we ran this, and skirt-less rec. boaters may get swamped. Is there flat water on this run. Yes. Do the fun rapids in between, and beautiful scenery make up for it. Yes! 3.78 ft. was a good level and not scrapey, and the flat water still pushed you along for the most part. Add a ft. the level and the fun factor would go up 1 to 2 points. 3ft. and below I wouldn't run this due to the rapids becoming so boney that you may have to portage them. 3.5 may even be pushing it. My recommended running level would be 4-5 ft. Enjoy as we did.