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Rapid NH Class IV

Upper gorge

Gale River - Franconia to Ammonoosuc (NH)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 3.1 – 3.5 FT

Based on user comments

Photo
Upper gorge
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
The river takes a sharp left turn and drops into the gorge. The rapid starts out in a steep slide heading into the left wall of the gorge. Start at river center and move left to avoid a large hole river right to center. After the hole catch the micro eddy just as the river takes a hard right. There is a nice pool to recover after this drop.
Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
2.0 mi
Directions
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Franconia to Ammonoosuc
Gale River
II-IV 3.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater