Suncook

Paddled this today - June 30, 2013 - at 7.2 feet, which was a decent water level. The listed length is wrong - we GPS'ed it and the trip is a solid nine miles, not six. The description and comment below are also misleading. This is a challenging, ~3hr paddle with plenty of I-II whitewater as well as two short class III rapids which should both be scouted. The first one is a couple miles in at a sharp right turn in the river and can be scouted from the right.

The put in is on Joy St in Pittsfield. There's a path to the left of a submarine-sized propane tank. The take out on the map is on a residential road and we could not find a put in there. Instead, the take out that we used is in Epsom on a dirt road in a trailer park immediately downriver of the Dover Rd bridge (to drive there, pass the McDonalds on your right then take a right before the bridge). This is where the second class III rapid is.

Beautiful scenery, friendly locals, multiple strainers.