Pennobscot, Maine

Difficulty: Class IV

Season: May through September

Trip Length: One day

Most exciting whitewater in the East? You decide. A 12-mile run begins with Class V rapids in the Ripogenus Gorge. Then you flow through Baxter State Park, with views of Mount Katahdin. Classic Maine.

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