Sat Nov 9 2024 Mad River (Whitewater) Creemore to Glencairn. 14 km river 90 min from Toronto

Submitted by HuetonAndy on Tue, 12/12/2023 - 11:46

Whitewater

This is a placeholder for a bunch of whitewater one day trips I plan to run on the MAD River in the spring of 2025. I tried to run one on the weekend of Oct 5 / 6 2024 but there was not enough water i nthe river. his Fall to see the Fall colors.

For a couple of reasons, I don't want my email address and telephone number searchable of the Internet, over the next few months, so the date of the event has been changed to Saturday Nov 9, 2024 and the Event has been closed. In late February 2025 it will be re posted as an April 2025 trip. Thanks for your interest
I was the leader four WCA one day whitewater trips on the MAD River this summer: April 20 (flows 11.7-11.5 cu M/s- dropping) April 21 (flows 10.6 -10.2 cu M /s) , July 6 (flows 1.7 cu M/s) and July 20 (flows 2.6-2.4 /s). I also had a couple others scheduled on April 13, April 14 and June 23 that were cancelled due to high water Everyone who paddled with me in the spring / summer of 2024 loved how beautiful the forest cover was on both sides of the MAD, . Come play on the MAD in th spring of 2025 EDIT: The trip will run as long as we get good flow levels that are more than 2.7 cubic Meters per second. On July 20 we ran top to bottom on flows of just 2.6 cu M/s. Not the best, but it was acceptable. Typically we look for flows of 7-8 cubic meters per second and will accept 11 cu M /s . If high flow conditions are predicted (above 11.5 cu M/s) , the trip will run at the discretion of the trip leader.

After a couple of years of not being available due to massive log jams, 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 from Creemore to Glencairn (the river at that time of year rarely slows down)

See you i nthe spring and summer of 2025 on the MAD River in Creemore

The Basics

Event Location:

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

Date(s) & Time:

Saturday, November 9, 2024 - 10:00

Registration Cut Off:

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

Event Duration:

one day (five to six hours on water)

Difficulty Rating:

Advanced

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

WCA members and friends of members

Maximum Group Size:

ten 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 (parking fee applies ) . Lunch will be on the river shore at Carruthers Memorial Conservation Area (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 Are. It seems that there is lots of interest in both of these trips. Feb 19th: I have draise the maximum number of canoes to 10 and will split the group in two with five boats each and a bit of a break on the river between the groups.

Required Items to Bring:

REQUIRED: Drysuit or wetsuit , PFD, helmet, close toe shoes (no flip flops) . Painters for both ends of the canoe. Also bring your Whitewater PIN kit - carabiners, pulleys, accessory cord, webbing and throw bag) , in case we wrap a canoe, and a good hand saw if you have one (in case we have to cut a canoe out of a sweeper), Lunch

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 all you have, please contact me before booking.