Mad River Whitewater - Creemore to Glencairn 14 km river, 90 min from Toronto

Submitted by HuetonAndy on Tue, 04/11/2023 - 20:22

Whitewater

After a couple of years break, from my favorite river, the MAD River (near Creemore Ont) , cleaned itself up in the rains of early April 2023, and a group of WCA members ran the fourteen kilometers of fast moving whitewater fun (the river at that time of year rarely slows down) from Creemore to Glencairn

Please bring canoes that can handle hitting a few rocks (not your fancy kevlar or carbon fiber boats please) . I would prefer no Pac boats (gunnels too low) If Pac boat is s is all you have, please contact me before booking

The Basics

Event Location:

Meeting Place - Riverside Dr and County Road 9 in Creemore Ontario

Date(s) & Time:

Saturday, April 15, 2023 - 10:00

Registration Cut Off:

Thursday at noon (last minute can be done but please be reasonable)

Event Duration:

one day (five to six hours on water)

Difficulty Rating:

Intermediate

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

WCA members and friends of members

Maximum Group Size:

6 boats

Minimum Group Size:

2 boats

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

Meet at Riverside Drive / County 9 in Creemore at 10am. Drop boats and gear. Shuttle as many cars as we can to Glencairn Conservation Area on Webster Road in Glencairn. Lunch will be on the river shore at Carruthers Memorial Conservation Area (parking fee applies ) (just upstream from where the MAD River flows under Airport Road) . From here the river slows down a bit until our take out at Glencairn Conservation Area.

Required Items to Bring:

Lunch, PDF, paddles, canoe (leader will help pair people up) , wetsuit, or drysuit, change of clothes, helmet (please if you have one) payment for take out parking at Glencairn Conservation Area) . Rescue throw bag. Ten foot Painters front and back on canoe. Closed toe shoes. no flip flops