Smooth Ledge, Rapid River, Maine

I met up with a couple of my friends in Errol, NH on Friday night and we hiked into Smooth Ledge on the Rapid River in Maine on Saturday.




It's a nice place for park and play with a long runout, warm water, and smooth rock ledges to sun, socialize, and generally hang out for the day.




Here's Jeff Marquis sliding into Smooth Ledge for a bit of surfing action.







Look at Pat "mayor" Taft ripping it up with his hand paddles.







Smooth Ledge is a really friendly hole at 1300 with a good shoulder for surfing and a nice pocket for throwing down.







We ran into alot of local rippers, including Maine-native Chuck Mathieu.











I did put the camera down and jump into my boat for a few sessions too.















When the spot got a little crowded around lunch time we took inspiration from the cruisers and made the easy hike up a dirt road to the top of the three pitches. (then of course we went right back to surfing one of the best park and play features in the New England)