Once the Greene emerges from Lake Summit, it’s generally dry for its initial 1.3 miles down to the Tuxedo Hydroelectic Plant. Below the plant, however, where this section begins, is a little over 3.5 miles of what the Benners in their “A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Carolinas” (see below) describe as “pleasant, semi-continuous Class II water.” With two exceptions.
The first, about a mile in, is a Class IV drop known as Bayless’ Boof. Just below the I-26 bridge is a double drop, of 4 feet then 6 feet, known as Pinball.
For a complete description of this stretch, including hazards, consult “A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Carolinas” (see below).
More info, including maps and access: “A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Carolinas,” by Bob and David Benner (Menasha Ridge Press, 2002)
Getting there from downtown Charlotte
Photo: boatingbeta.com
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Rating: Class II-III, one IV
Length: 3.6 miles
Drive: 1 hour 45 minutes from downtown
Put-in: Tuxedo Hydroelectric Plant
Latitude: 35.1491
Longitude: 82.2334
Take-out: SR 1151
Latitude: 35.1649
Longitude: 82.1812
Time to complete: 1.5 hours
Gauge: visual
Minimum flow: NA
City: Saluda
State: NC