Sugar
North Newport to Rt 103
| Difficulty | II(III) |
| Length | 3.4 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 34 fpm |
| Gauge | Sugar River at West Claremont, Nh |
| Flow Rate as of 43 minutes | 2.43 ftrunnable |
| Reach Info Last Updated | May 2, 2018 |
River Description
Thanks to Allan Berggren for the following information
Put in at the covered bridge 1/2 mi w. of hwy 10 1.5 mi n. of Newport.
First mile is easy I-II to Green bridge (Oak St.), then becomes steady Class II for 1.5 mi. The stream broadens, then narrows, confined by boulders to a II-III drop, called Sweet Tooth, because of a large stone in the center.
River turns right, along shale bank on left, dropping in staircase fashion for 100 yds. Turning left again, it resumes descent above old bridge abutments. After passing an island, the stream again broadens for the last half-mile before the Kellyville bridge takeout, on the right.
River Features
Put In
Take Out
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportobstructing tree in side channel has since washed out, but warning remains to exercise caution in entering any side channel you can't see all the way through.
I ran the river today for the first time with my son. We had a great time and the abandoned railroad grade that is now a biking path, runs right along the river, from the take-out at the Route 103 bridge, all the way up to the put in near Oak Street. This makes a self shuttle easy and very convenient.
The put-in for the Sugar River.
Near the put-in the river is a peaceful float for a while.
Richard contemplates his line at Sweet's Tooth.
The river splits around a large island downstream of Sweet's Tooth. This tree blocked the right fork of the river in the spring/summer '05. As of 10/30/05 the tree could not be seen from this same location. We could not inspect it closely as we had paddled the left side of the island.