Overview:

Hype:

The south fork of Maidenwater is a great canyon to practice your natural anchor and/or down climbing skills. Although highly skilled individuals can descend the canyon with 1 or 2 rappels, many groups require 8 or more to surmount the numerous short drops.

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My History:

I have been through a couple of times, both times during high summer. I found the canyon completely dry except for one or two ankle deep pools on both trips, but it is evident it normally holds much more water than I found. Due to the large number of potential rappels, the time needed for the canyon varies immensely. My first trip through (solo) took a little over 2 hours, my second trip was with a partner and more leisurely, taking around 4 hours.