Pipeline

Pipeline is named for the section of the Royal Gorge pipeline you pass under, bringing you full circle from paddling past the pump house at the top of the gorge. Pipeline rapid is chill at most flows. Run towards to the right to stay off the middle shoal then when passing under the pipeline go left of cetner to avoid the boulders on river left. About a tenth of a mile past the water pipe that the river passes under is Ed's Rock, located in the center of the river. Named for Ed Hansen. Touch the rock as you pass by. Ed is a founding member of “Gorge Club” which forms when the river hits 3000 cfs. The first rule of Gorge Club is: Nobody swims in Gorge Club. The second rule of Gorge Club is: Nobody swims in Gorge Club.