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2012 New River Expedition Schedule

This schedule is subject to change, so please view frequently for updates.
Thanks and we look forward to seeing you on the New River this summer.


Day
Date
Section
(for specifics you can
view our map)
Mileage
Meeting Place (all meeting times are 8:30am)
Event
Week 1: North Carolina

FRI

7/27
Boggs Road to Zaloo's
5.5
Zaloo's
SAT
7/28
Wagoner to 221
10
NRSP 221 Access New River Celebration
SUN
7/29
King's Creek to 93
9
Riverside Annual Meeting
Week 2: Virginia
THUR
8/2
Bridal Creek to Farmer's Fish Camp
7
Bridal Creek
FRI
8/3
Foster Falls to Allisonia
12
NRTSP Foster Falls Draper Merc Event
SAT
8/4
Rt. 114 Bridge to Whitethorn (Radford Arsenal Float)
8
Whitethorn Radford event
SUN
8/5
Pembroke to Bluff City
11
TBD
Week 3: West Virginia
The WV section of the Expedition will be in expedition format and include 39 miles. We will be launching on Thursday morning, August 9, from Meadow Creek on the New River and will spend the remainder of the week on the river. Once launched on Thursday Morning, it will be nearly impossible to find us on the river. Each paddler will be responsible for their own gear, food, and other supplies needed for the week. Paddlers joining NCNR for the entire West Virginia section of the expedition MUST have a helmet and be experienced in class-III whitewater.
THURS
8/9
Meadow Creek to Grandview Sandbar
Total
Burnwood camp at Grandview Sandbar
FRI
8/10
Grandview Sandbar to Thurmond
of
NA camp
SAT
8/11
Thurmond to Cunard
39
NA New River Festival
SUN
8/12
Cunard to Fayette Station (Lower New River Gorge Trip)
miles
River's Campground
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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