Photo by APEs member Patricia Johnson.

Join APEs for a 9.2-mile Class III/Class IV paddle through the Nolichucky Gorge, “an incredibly beautiful, deep, mountain gorge that offers lots of great play, especially within the first few miles,” as outlined by American Whitewater. “The Noli's punch is at the beginning, then it mellows out to a mostly class III run allowing ample opportunity to enjoy the scenery. The gorge is remote with the only opportunity to walk out by a railroad track that parallels the river.”

The Nolichucky River flows 115-miles in western North Carolina and east Tennessee through the Pisgah and Cherokee National Forests. It is a tributary of the French Broad River formed by the confluence of the North Toe River and the Cane River near Green Mountain, NC.

HEAD COUNT REQUIRED: To register for this trip, email Joe Poehlmann at jpales19@gmail.com.