Whitewater - Cheat River Canyon
Description
This is a high volume solid class IV River. It is very powerful at high water (above 4 ft on the Albright Bridge Gauge). A beautiful "must see" canyon close to town (even with the recent logging). 12 miles makes for a big day especially with the length of the shuttle. Commercial outfitters offer trips on this section. Map (pdf)
Directions from Morgantown
Take out- Rt. 7 To Masontown. Left (east) on CR 23 and then veer to the left onto Bull Run Rd (CR 21). After a few miles, this turns into a gravel road and heads down into the canyon. At the bottom of the canyon is the Jenkinsburg bridge and the take-out. To get to the put-in from here, continue up the other side of the gourge on CR14-4 and CR 15 to Valley Point. Turn right (south) on rt 26 and go towards Albright. Put in at the Friends of the Cheat access site by driving through Teter's Campground.
Travel Time: 1/2hr
Activities: Whitewater, Swimming Hole
Address: NA
Phone/Email: NA
Web resources: www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/2347
ORC Resources: Book - "A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to West Virginia"
