The course of the stream meandered around rocky knolls and forlorn willows, through bare brown hills and fields of dead and dying grain.
The course meanders through rural areas of Fairfield, Westchester and Putnam Counties, and about 20 percent of the roads are unpaved.
At 473 metres its course meanders to the north.
The course meanders through dunes, meadows, and forest land.
The course is fairly secluded and meanders through native beech trees and vegetation.
The course then meanders northward over various dirt and gravel roads in the National Forest before runners have to negotiate the second half of the course.
Pulborough Brooks nature reserve is to the east of the loop, and the course then meanders westwards to Greatham Bridge.
(The former course is now a creek meandering parallel).
The river's course describes several bends and meanders typical of alluvial rivers before flowing northwards into the Illinois River just south of Pekin.
This course meanders through the wetlands of the Sandestin Resort, and is noted for dramatic water features, challenging bunkering and fairways lined with tall pines.
