Gwynns Falls

As of May 21, 2012 at 2pm.......There is a river-wide strainer at the steel pipes, which are located just below MD-40. The root base of the fallen tree is still attached to the bank on river left, so it looks like this strainer is here to stay for a while. You may be able to sneak through on river right at low water. Easy portage is on river right directly under the huge arches of the MD-40 bridge. Take out amongst a knee high pile of garbage, then climb an easy staircase of broken discarded concrete, up to the railroad tracks. You can make a steep descent to put in immediately below the pipes, or continue 100yds further down the RR tracks to where you can easily (and safely) get down to the water's edge to scout the falls and the ledges just below. The eddys are easy to find, they are the areas filled with floating, swirling garbage. It's a damn shame this wonderful river is painted with garbage.