Glade Creek, WVA || Upper and Lower Sections

This is considered one of WVA's premier creaking destinations. It is difficult to catch. Most people start running it around 2 FT and go up to about 4 FT or slightly higher. The river was rising as we put on and Pinch creek added juice to the lower section (hence the big interval in level). This is the section near Beckley/Prince WVA. Most of this run is solid class 3-4 waves, holes, and slides. There are what I would consider a few strong class 4, possibly class 5s depending on your viewpoint and skill level. Be VERY mindful of wood in this run. It is fast and continuous for almost 12 miles (assuming you do the upper and lower) so be conditioned as well. I hope you enjoy! Most of the rapids are unnamed or I don't know the names so I just put a number next to the ones that were bigger in my mind.
0:00 Upper Section Start
1:40 Rapid 1
4:11 5 Footer
4:56 Rapid 2
6:07 Rapid 3
6:43 Rapid 4
9:45 Rapid 5
11:15 Rapid 6
12:29 Big Rapid 1
14:48 Rapid 7
15:34 Big Rapid 2
16:39 Lower Section Start
16:40 Big Rapid 3 (Triple Drop)
18:09 Big Rapid 4
18:47 Rapid 8
20:49 Rapid 9
25:55 Rapid 10
26:53 Big Rapid 5 (Landslide)
30:50 Rapid 11
31:36 Big Rapid 6 (Glade Creek Falls)
#jacksonkayaks #WVA #whitewaterkayaking #gladecreek

[@FeWolf]

Love it, those little rivers give you that solitude feeling

[@DownstreamV]

For sure !

[@WadeHarrison]

Yeah, buddy this looks like a sweet run Got this one on the list!

[@DownstreamV]

Heck yea man !!!

[@paulherring8959]

One long boating day fo sho. And you could make it even longer with all the surfing waves and holes I watched you punch.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

yes.

[@brentwade9346]

What a fun looking stretch of water! Great video, Mat!

[@DownstreamV]

Superb whitewater! Thanks man !

[@billkelly2609]

Great job!

[@DownstreamV]

Thanks!

[@jacob_boofs]

Holy hell man everything about this looks ridiculously fun. Now I’m even more jealous y’all got to smash that Sunday!

[@DownstreamV]

Yea son you gotta get this !

[@jacob_boofs]

@@DownstreamV it’s so much higher on my list now, gah dang man that looked stupid fun

[@RiverKingsKayak]

pure fun!

[@WVWes]

My neck of the woods! Above my skill though! Looking good out there bud!

[@DownstreamV]

I love your neck of the woods! And thanks !

[@brandonb9830]

What a great run! Would love to do this sometime.

[@DownstreamV]

I highly recommend it! It’s worth to drop what you’re doing and try to get it !

[@stanhubbard3812]

Awesome video as uual Matt!! You're the master of the understatement, at the beginning "a nice class 3/4 run. Awesome continuous flow, could almost call the whole run rapid #1 with exception of big ones. Who was with you bessides Steven and Curtis? Little Steven in pink gnarvana?

[@DownstreamV]

Thanks man and yes the Stevens, Curtis and stew Caldwell !