Newfound River

Newfound lake to Bristol

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April 10, 2017

Trip Report

ReporterTom Currier

As of 4/9/2017 both dams are runnable. At the first dam about a 1/4 way down river, run about 15' from the left shore and slide over a smooth hump and paddle through the washout at the bottom.

This may be easily scouted from shore or from the road. I recommend doing so as this one has changed over the years. We used to run it river right until this season.

The second dam is after the walking bridge crosses the river. After going through a mini Kennebec like series of rough whitewater, paddle fast and hard and run the dam about 10 - 15' from the right shore. Again, paddle hard through the washout at the end. There's a slight hydraulic here but with any speed you'll blast right through