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Bigav8r
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Trail stats

Distance
8.05 nm
Elevation gain
220 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
226 ft
Max elevation
51 ft
TrailRank 
66 4.7
Min elevation
51 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
2 hours 46 minutes
Time
3 hours 26 minutes
Coordinates
2548
Uploaded
April 27, 2024
Recorded
April 2024

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near Kellys Mill, Florida (United States)

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Trail photos

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Itinerary description

Lower section of the creek. Only 10 boats today. 9.3 miles paddled.

Waypoints

PictographMooring point Altitude -60 ft
Photo ofLaunch

Launch

PictographMooring point Altitude -60 ft
Photo ofLaunch 02

Launch 02

PictographBridge Altitude 25 ft
Photo ofBryant Bridge Photo ofBryant Bridge Photo ofBryant Bridge

Bryant Bridge

PictographPhoto Altitude 26 ft
Photo of'Rapids'

'Rapids'

PictographPhoto Altitude 29 ft
Photo ofDriftwood

Driftwood

PictographPhoto Altitude 29 ft
Photo ofClay lookout 01

Clay lookout 01

PictographPhoto Altitude 32 ft
Photo ofClay lookout 02

Clay lookout 02

PictographPhoto Altitude 21 ft
Photo ofClay lookout 03

Clay lookout 03

PictographPhoto Altitude 31 ft
Photo ofBlow down appears to be heavily managed

Blow down appears to be heavily managed

PictographPhoto Altitude 42 ft
Photo ofSlow Section

Slow Section

PictographPhoto Altitude 40 ft
Photo ofBlack due to decaying vegetation on bottom, water is clear

Black due to decaying vegetation on bottom, water is clear

PictographPhoto Altitude 29 ft
Photo ofLunch

Lunch

PictographPhoto Altitude 32 ft
Photo ofSingle file

Single file

PictographPhoto Altitude 36 ft
Photo ofSome bank jam

Some bank jam

PictographPhoto Altitude 29 ft
Photo ofWide area

Wide area

PictographPhoto Altitude 28 ft
Photo ofGreat landscape

Great landscape

PictographPhoto Altitude 22 ft
Photo ofClay lookout 04 Photo ofClay lookout 04 Photo ofClay lookout 04

Clay lookout 04

PictographPhoto Altitude 29 ft
Photo ofYellow water

Yellow water

PictographPhoto Altitude 10 ft
Photo ofNo alcohol, better stop and drink it all

No alcohol, better stop and drink it all

PictographPhoto Altitude 22 ft
Photo ofDeaton Bridge @ Blackwater River State Park $4 Parking Photo ofDeaton Bridge @ Blackwater River State Park $4 Parking Photo ofDeaton Bridge @ Blackwater River State Park $4 Parking

Deaton Bridge @ Blackwater River State Park $4 Parking

Comments  (5)

  • Photo of chicotbill
    chicotbill Apr 27, 2024

    Hit it on one of Chicot paddle trail maintenance legs

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    chicotbill Apr 27, 2024

    Oops, wrong trail

  • Photo of chicotbill
    chicotbill Apr 27, 2024

    Ann and I did this paddle a few years back. Loved it!

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    chicotbill Apr 27, 2024

    I have followed this trail  View more

    My wife and I paddled this trail a few years ago. Easy, wide water with beautiful sand bars. Easy in and easy out.

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    chicotbill Apr 27, 2024

    We put in 0.8nm downstream from your put in.

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