Gwynns Falls
2) Purnell Dr. off Forest Park Ave. to Washington Blvd. (Alt. US 1)
October 28, 2009
Trip Report
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Ran this section on 10-28-09 with relatively high water conditions (400cfs). I'd recommend advanced boaters to put in just below the dam at Dickeysville as this eliminates all but one portage (the low pipe below Edmondson Ave) and features the heaviest whitewater section. At this level the right slot of upper Gwynn's Falls is a safer drop than the left option, just manuver to the left of the roostertail. The final big riverwide ledge about 1/2 mile further downstream should also be run on the right about 5-8 feet left of the protruding rock just before the drop itself. You can take out on Frederick Avenue on the right if you want to avoid the remaining flatwater and don't mind a more strenuous climb vs. the remaining. takeouts.