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Race Location

From the North & West: Columbus, Cleveland, Lexington, Detroit.
Go to Charleston, WV then...From Charleston, WV: Take I-77(WV Turnpike) to North Beckley/Exit 48. Go north on US Rt.19 to Mt Nebo. Head West on SR 129 and follow the signs to the Gauley River NRA. The race registration will be held in the tailwater area at the base of the dam. This is also the put in and parking area for Upper Gauley river users.

From the South & South West: Atlanta, Gatlinburg, Charlotte, Greensboro.
Take I-77 (WV Turnpike) to North Beckley/Exit 48.Go north on US Rt.19 to Mount Nebo. Head West on SR 129 and follow the signs to the Gauley River NRA. The race registration will be held in the tailwater area at the base of the dam. This is also the put in and parking area for Upper Gauley river users.

From the East & South East: Charlottesville, Richmond, Norfolk.
Take I-64 to the West Virginia Turnpike (I-77). Go north on the turnpike to the second Beckley exit - North Beckley/Exit 48. Go north on US Rt.19 to Mount Nebo. Head West on SR 129 and follow the signs to the Gauley River NRA. The race registration will be held in the tailwater area at the base of the dam. This is also the put in and parking area for Upper Gauley river users.

From the North East: Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey.
Take I-81 south to I-64 west to I-77 north (WV Turnpike). Exit onto the second exit, North Beckley/Exit 48. Go north on US Rt.19 to Mount Nebo. Head West on SR 129 and follow the signs to the Gauley River NRA. The race registration will be held in the tailwater area at the base of the dam. This is also the put in and parking area for Upper Gauley river users.

From the North: Pittsburgh, Buffalo.
Go to Morgantown, WV then... From Morgantown, WV: Take I-79 south to U.S. Rt.19 (the Beckley/Summersville exit). Go south on U.S. Rt.19 past the Summersville area to Mount Nebo. Head West on SR 129 and follow the signs to the Gauley River NRA. The race registration will be held in the tailwater area at the base of the dam. This is also the put in and parking area for Upper Gauley river users.