Merrimack
6) Amoskeag Falls to Goffs Falls (Crack Pipe, 293 Wave)(Manchester Run)
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Log in to add a reportUpdated the location on Google Maps; search for '293 Wave Whitewater Rapids' or use these GPS' for the first parking spot:
42°56'43.9'N 71°27'42.6'W
42.945524, -71.461821
Where the put-in requires scaling a 10 foot seawall
dropping boats down the wall. There used to be a set of steel steps here making for easy access to this park and play, however I think they started to fall apart and my guess is that the city removed them.
If looking for GPS directions for the 293 spot, enter Daniel Webster Animal Hosp at 3 Hawthorne Drive Bedford, NH. Drive down Hawthorne, then Left on Station Rd to end. At about 1700 CFS, there is a small but somewhat sticky surfable wave at far river right.
101 rapids from station road on river right.
Was at crackpipe today. Running about 8,000 CFS the eddy becomes almost completely washed out. It is a serious struggle to get up on the wave at this level. The front wave as well as Crackpipe are both great at this level for riding, very big, very good hold, very fun. But you will most likely have to take the 5 minute walk up to the put in after a run
Updated directions to 293 playspot: There's been a lot of construction in the area. From 101/293, take Rt 3 South. About .7 miles down, you'll pass a Dunkin Donuts, Lowe's, and Target. Aftre another 1/2 mile, turn Left at a light onto Hawthorne St, then Left on Station Street. Continue to the end of the pavement, then bear right onto a short dirt road (as of 7/06) that ends at a small pump/utility station along the river.