Contoocook, N. Branch,

Route 9 & 123 to Hillsboro Fire Sta

Usual Difficulty	V (may vary with level)
Length	6 Miles
Avg. Gradient	55 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
CONTOOCOOK RIVER NEAR HENNIKER, NH
usgs-01085000	8.50 - 10.00 ft	V	00h48m	6.95 ft (rc= -1.0 )

River Description

Information from Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England.

From Concord, NH, take I-89 North to Exit 5. Follow Rte. 9-202 to Hillsborough. Continue through Hillsborough, Lower Village to North Branch Village, where Rte. 9 crosses the North Branch. To the putin from North Branch Village, follow Rte. 9 ~5 miles to a small pull-off just after a set of powerlines across Rte. 9. Park by a gated, overgrouwn farm road on the left. Carry past the gate, down the farm road, and across a large field ~1/4 mile to the river.
To takeout: follow Rte. 9 back toward North Branch Village. Take out at the junction of Rte. 31 and 9, below The Cleaver.

Warning: this run may contain thick ice in the early Spring; it tends to break up later than many other, steeper runs.