Wild Ammonoosuc

The lower section of the Wild Ammonoosuc generally runs when everything else is too high. This upper stretch of this section requires slightly more water then the lower section. This is a long stretch of river, seven miles long, with a number of access points allowing you to tailor your trip for length and difficulity.

Put on at the Wildwood Water Supply [small] Dam (44.1058N/71.88679W). A put-in slightly upstream might be easier as there is limited parking here.  Below the put-in the river is continuous class III. The next good access point is at a small road-side turn off with plenty of parking approximately 1.2 miles down the road from the dam (44.1069N/71.8913W).

The river slackens its Class III pace, traveling somewhat close to the road and passing by the Wild Ammonoosuc Fish & Game Club. The club is posted private, but you may be allowed access if you ask nicely. Below the club the river picks up the pace until it reaches a short trail leading from the road down to the river. This access point is located 0.8 miles west of the club (44.1218N/71.9303W). There is very limited parking here.

From there the river travels off into the woods until it appears again in the town of Swiftwater near the covered bridge. The features of this section are unknown since it has not been boated recently nor is it easily visible from the road. The gradient of this last stretch additionally is the highest on all of the boatable sections of the river.

Portage at the covered bridge in the town of Swiftwater where the lower section starts. There is a class V waterfall here with a large public parking area near the covered bridge in the town of Swiftwater.

Below the waterfall the river is mostly continuous class III down to the take-out. The biggest drop is approximately one quarter of the way down river and slightly above a small road-side pull-off. It is easily scoutable during your shuttle. If there is enough water in this drop this entire sectio

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