Sixmile Creek (Three Canyons)

Sixmile Creek • AK

Length

12.0 mi

Difficulty

Class IV-V

Shuttle

7 mi / 15 min

🟢 Put-in: Sixmile Put-in (East Fork) 🔴 Take-out: Sixmile Take-out (Below Third Canyon)

Three canyons in sequence: First (Class III-IV), Second (Class IV), and
the committing Third Canyon (Class V) in a sheer-walled slot. Cold,
continuous, pool-drop. Commercial trips typically run the first two
canyons and exit before the third.

✓ Real river route loaded

🌊 Rapids (5)

First Canyon Class III+ • Mile 2.0 Second Canyon Class IV • Mile 5.0 Suckhole Class IV • Mile 6.0 Third Canyon Class V • Mile 9.0 Jaws Class V • Mile 9.5