The Montreal River is spectacular and it runs through breathtaking canyons, awesome waterfalls, and stunning scenery of high cliffs and rock outcroppings. A steel staircase descends the steep bluff to the put-in just downstream of Saxon Falls, with a total drop of 78-feet. As canyon walls appear on the right you will encounter the first of many Class II drops. Whenever you see a cliff face ahead you can expect rapids, usually in the form of an irregular ledge. Cedar, birch, maple, pine, spruce, and hemlock abound on the cliff tops and on lower banks. Take out upstream of Superior Falls and the dam on Highway 122.