Hey there just wanted to share a cool mini half day trip I did. Take out is at the base of Rainbow Ridge where the Richardson hwy meets the pipeline rd 36 APL 1A. Biked 8 ish miles south on pipeline rd (be sure to get BLM permit) and you have the Delta river on your right and Phelan +Rainbow Ridge on left. Amazing views. Pipeline rd will dump you right down to creek, stashed my bike in bushes at put in and floated in my Packraft. It’s mostly route finding because it’s very braided trying to avoid shallow areas. Gets interesting about 2.5-3mi in when river turns right then left there was a mini wave train where the giant pipe is dumping water in creek. Very beautiful again after that until takeout on right. Be careful in mud on takeout. Enjoy!
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That sounds like an awesome half day adventure—thanks for sharing! Love the mix of biking and packrafting, and the Rainbow Ridge area is such a stunning spot. Solid tip on the BLM permit and the muddy takeout. Those braided sections can definitely make for some interesting route-finding!
Did you happen to get any photos? Would love to see them. And if you have any more mini-trip recs like this, keep 'em coming!
Sarah
No pics sorry! Lots of good trips down there. Did a hike behind R Ridge one time and hiked (more like slid) down the mtn to Phelan creek. Then raft that to conf with Delta back to car. Read your book by the way love it.