Earl's Ford to Route 76 (Section 3)

This is a small river wide ledge just downstream from the put in and where warwoman creek joins the Chattooga.  Run from left to right as you enter this rapid.

scout from either bank if you wish

Most prefer the run on the right side of the island

The river makes a hard right hand turn and immediately after the turn is a decent size rock garden that you'll need to navigate and work through

A large rock in the river forms this rapid.  Most boaters take the left channel which is the most obvious.

This ledge runs the width of the river where Dicks Creek enters the river on river right.  At high flows large hydraulics and holes appear here.  This rapid could be the crux of the run.  It's worth a scout if you're unfamiliar with this stretch.

The river is broken into many little ledges here creating a straight forward run at low water and another hard rapid at high water.  You can also access the river at this point from the Sandy Ford road just off of the Earl's Ford Road.

This is a long rapid created by many large rock constrictions and ledges.  There's also a few undercuts in here so be careful.  This can be boof alley if you're on your A-game

This is another almost river wide ledge.  This ledge is around 5 to 6 feet in height and is an excellent boof (if you can boof).

Portage and scout on the left.

Turn north onto Chattooga Ridge Road from Highway 76 (east side of the river).  Follow this the ridge road north for 6 miles and you'll see the Earl's Ford Road on your left.  Turn onto this road and follow it to the end where there is a small parking area.  There's a small hike to the river from here.