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Soggy Bottom SUP Tour: Day 4

Bluestone Lake

Third stop – Greenbrier River
We headed out from Hinton on Route 3/12 along the Greenbrier River, the river water levels were at spring levels, so we felt sure that we would be able to find a couple paddleboarding areas before we arrived at The Gee Farm in Trout, WV for the evening.  We noticed a couple public access area that we prefect for a short session, but we were still looking for a special site, Jeff felt that we would be able to get just what we were looking for in Alderson, WV.  We arrived at Bicentennial Park in Alderson, this is a nice park along Route 12 on the edge of town, the river flattens out for about a mile and was perfect for a sunset session, the sun was just starting to set behind Veterans Bridge in town, we launched and head out for our first river of the tour, the flat was flat, with about a three mile per hour current, we headed up the river, past the camp Greenbrier, a large flock of geese took to flight as we rounded the corner, we notice a small set of rapids to the right of a upcoming island, we decided to give the rapids a shot, we paddled upstream on the edge of the island until our fins began to reach to bottom, then we paddled out into the rapids, this was a great ride and we repeated the ride a couple of times before heading down the river to Veterans Bridge, the sunset was the prefect backdrop to another great day of paddling. We loaded up and headed to Trout, WV.

Greenbrier River/Alderson Area information:

Launch site: Bicentennial Park, Alderson, WV (free), also there are various other public access areas on the Greenbrier River along Route 12/3
Paddleboard rental nearby: BYOB – bring your own board
Nearby lodging:  Alderson Motel
Dining options: a couple family restaurants in downtown Alderson, Subway
Other nearby area activities: Kayaking, Fishing and Hiking

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