Pennsylvania whitewater - Montour Run, Allegheny County

Allegheny county, Enlow to Groveton section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II-III     11 miles
  The starting location is a reasonable drive from Pittsburgh, as you can see on the road map further down. The natural beauty of Pennsylvania and the cool fresh water have people coming here. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the rivers here are not very demanding. There's camping available near Montour Run. Getting some good exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. No matter if you're whitewater
    rafting or kayaking this is an area with plenty of rivers for that. There are nice comfortable hotels here, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Montour Run doesn't have a lot of paddling sections, the Enlow to Groveton section is the only one.
The Enlow to Groveton stretch of Montour Run in Pennsylvania is 11 miles long and has been rated as a class II-III section by American Whitewater. If you have the time you can make this a two day trip, so pack your camping stuff.

Briefly about the general area:
The yearly precipitation here at Montour Run is about average; the month of June is the wettest with most of the rain, and February is when it's the driest. At Montour Run through the summertime months highs are in the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 60's.
 
The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and night lows during the wintertime for Montour Run tend to be in the 10's.

Montour Run, Enlow to Groveton road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II-III
Length: 11 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.45489
Longitude: -80.2335

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.5045
Longitude: -80.14511

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Local climate location: MONTGOMERY L AND D 5 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Montour Run.
 Whitewater Near Montour Run:
Pine Creek, Allegheny County , 17 miles away, Class I-II - 6.5 miles long (Allison Park to Etna)
Connoquenessing Creek, Beaver County , 21 miles away, Class II-III - 6 miles long (Calgon to 2nd treatment plant)
Slippery Rock Creek, -blank- County , 24 miles away, Class II - 3.5 miles long (Eckert's Bridge to Harris Bridge)
Slippery Rock Creek, Lawrence County , 26 miles away, Class II-III - 4.7 miles long (Kennedy Mill to Eckert's Bridge)
Little Beaver Creek, Columbiana County , 26 miles away, Class I-II - 8 miles long (Fredricktown to Ohio River)
Muddy Creek - Slippery Rock Tributary, Lawrence County , 26 miles away, Class V - 0.35 miles long (to Slippery Rock Creek)
Little Beaver Creek, Columbiana County , 30 miles away, Class I-II - 7 miles long (State Park to Fredericktown)
 Ski Areas Near Montour Run:
Boyce Park, Pennsylvania , 30 miles away, 180 vertical feet
Seven Springs, Pennsylvania , 66 miles away, 750 vertical feet
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania , 68 miles away, 610 vertical feet
The Springs at Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania , 73 miles away, 940 vertical feet
Wisp, Maryland , 75 miles away, 610 vertical feet
Peek N Peak, New York , 89 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Alpine Valley, Ohio , 92 miles away, 230 vertical feet
Timberline, West Virginia , 93 miles away, 1000 vertical feet
Canaan Valley, West Virginia , 94 miles away, 850 vertical feet
Brandywine, Ohio , 103 miles away, 240 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Montour Run:
Days Inn Pittsburgh International Airport, Coraopolis , 1 miles away
Four Points By Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh , 1 miles away
Comfort Suites Coraopolis, Coraopolis , 1 miles away
Marriott Pittsburgh Airport, Coraopolis , 1 miles away
Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh , 1 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Montour Run:
Pittsburgh North Camp Ground, Evans City, 13 miles away
Pittsburgh North Campground, Cranberry Twp, 13 miles away
Whispering Pines Campground, Washington, 16 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Montour Run:
Bon Air Golf Course, Coraopolis , 0 miles away
Montour Heights Country Club, Coraopolis , 1 miles away
Allegheny Country Club, Sewickley , 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Montour Run

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