With a phenomenally steep gradient averaging 110 feet per mile, the Cherry Creek/Upper Tuolumne run is the most challenging run in the U.S. and the standard by which Class V runs are measured.
This intense and demanding stretch of river in the Stanislaus National Forest comprises long, nearly continuous rapids and only short pools. Among "The Creek's" unparalleled array of chutes, holes, ledges and falls, amidst gigantic boulders are Jawbone, Mushroom, Miracle Mile, Lewis' Leap and Flat Rock Falls.
