This short section of Gunpowder Falls is a great prelude to the exploration of the Gunpowder System. The put-in access is difficult with a quarter mile carry along a fire road and a foot-path to the river. The reward for this effort is the pleasure of travelling through a beautiful, wild, steep, wooded gorge. The tiny stream starts by tumbling and dashing down almost continuous boulder gardens and broken ledges. After Falls Road it all eases off to easy riffle and fast flat water until the take-out at Route 45.