OhiopyleMiddle Rapids Map |
Map of Middle Rapids at Ohiopyle State Park (SP) in Pennsylvania. Published by Pennsylvania State Parks.
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LOOP
TAKE
OUT
MIDDLE
YOUGH
RIVER
381
TAKE
OUT
71 Mile
Post
To US Rte 40
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Victoria
70 Mile
Post
69 Mile
Post
Riffles: fast shallow water
Hydraulic (hole)
River Right
68 Mile
Post
River Left
S
L E G E ND
Standing Wave
Trail shelter
67 Mile
Post
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Bik
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Miles
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66 Mile
Post
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“Z” Rapid
Class ll-lll
Haystacks
Class l-ll
Trail
Rd.
To Confluence
Cable Car
Class ll-lll
Gas Line
LAUNCH
AREA
Elephant Rock
Class ll-lll
Bidwell Rd
.
Ohiopyle Falls
W
65 Mile
Post
SEE LOWER YOUGH RIVER
MAP FOR DETAILS NORTH
OF THIS RAPID
Drake Rapid
Class ll
Fast and Clean
Class l
Drakestown
Road
STATE PARK
PUT-IN
To Ursina
281
Confluence
281
fast current and good boat control in tight passages or around ledges is often
required. Strong eddies and powerful current effects can occur.
Hoffm
an
Dr
.
Victoria Falls
Ramcat Rapid
This 11-mile section of whitewater consists of Class I/II rapids.
64 Mile
Post
Class ll
Under certain conditions Class III rapids may exist.
Class ll-lll
The classes below are the American version of the rating system used
• A river map with diagrams should be used only as a reference. It is not a
throughout the world. This system is not exact. Rivers do not always fit easily
into one category and there may be regional interpretations. This information is substitute for scouting the rapids.
• Inner tubes and air mattresses are prohibited.
from American Whitewater.
• Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
Class I: Easy - Fast moving water with riffles and small waves. Few obstruc• All boaters must wear a PFD (personal flotation device) at all times while
tions, all obvious and easily missed with little training. Self-rescue is easy.
on the river.
Class II: Novice - Straightforward rapids with wide, clear channels which are
Ohiopyle
• All boaters must sign in at the kiosk at the state park Ramcat Put-in prior ToState
Park
evident without scouting. Occasional maneuvering may be required, but rocks
to launching on the Middle Youghiogheny River.
and medium-sized waves are easily missed by trained paddlers.
• Watch for the Take Out just past Elephant Rock on river left. Do not miss
Class III: Intermediate - Rapids with moderate, irregular waves which may be
the take out because Ohiopyle Falls is downstream.
difficult to avoid and which can swamp an open canoe. Complex maneuvers in
523
Dam
Youghiogheny
Reservoir
To Listonburg