Tennessee whitewater - Piney River, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Bledsoe Rhea County
Bledsoe Rhea
county,
Wash-Pelfrey Road to Spring City section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV+ 10.4 miles
The natural beauty of Bledsoe Rhea County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water have people coming here. If you're coming from Crossville it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Tennessee you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so if you're not from around here don't forget that the rivers in this state are less manageable. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking,
either way around here you'll find a large number of good places. This river system has a few good paddling stretches and the Wash-Pelfrey Road to Spring City section is one of them. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. The Wash-Pelfrey Road to Spring
City section of Piney River in Bledsoe Rhea County is 10.4 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III-IV+ section. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. A good workout and just being out on the river for a while will make you glad you came. You can enjoy this stretch more if you take your time, so pack your camp stove. The river winds through the Cumberland Plateau Mountains and you get great scenery.
Briefly
about the general area: Piney River ordinarily gets a lot of rain; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is October. During the warm days of summer, highs commonly are in the 80's at Piney River. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 60's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Piney River are in the 20's.
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