Lower New River Gorge Rapids
An Online Paddlers's Guide
The Lower New River Gorge
The eight miles of whitewater that course through the nearly one thousand foot deep Gorge hosts some of the best big water, drop pool kayaking in the United States. Runnable at any time of the year, and at any water level, this is “The Gorge” of Fayetteville, West Virginia.
EXPLORE THE RAPIDS OF THE NEW RIVER GORGE
Select a rapid below to view drone footage, images and useful descriptions of all the rapids of the Lower New River Gorge.
SELECT A RAPID BELOW
Pinball
Class IIIUpper Railroad
Class IIILower Railroad
Class IIISwimmer's Rapid
Class IIFirst Warm Up Scramble Like A Rat
Class IIISecond Warm Up Ender Waves
Class IIIThird Warm Up, Piece Of Cake
Class IIIFourth Warm Hip Kick
Class IIIUpper Keeney
Class IIIMiddle Keeney
Class IVLower Keeney
Class IV+Dudley' Dip
Class IIIDouble Z
Class IV+Harmon's Hole AKA Hook 99
Class IIIGreyhound Bus Stopper
Class IVUpper Kaymoor
Class III+Lower Kaymoor
Class III+Miller's Folly
Class IVThread The Needle
Class IIIFayette Station
Class IV