Cheney Trail–East Branch Confluence

Source: Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission. Directions: from Lincoln, drive 2.5 miles East on Rte. 112 (Kancamagus Hwy). Park in the dirt parking lot, river right, just downstream of the Loon Mtn. Bridge. Putin: continue East on 112 ~ 6.2 miles, crossing the East Branch to the first bridge across the Hancock Branch. Park in the Cheney Brook / East Pond Trail lot on the right. This run includes 2 miles on East Br., Pemigewasset; these two miles aren't figured in the gradient listed above. Flow Info: Judge the water level from the road. The gage referenced above is approximate, based on a correlation. A better guide is the E. Br. Pemi. 12.0 ft (9000 cfs) usually means a high level on the Hancock Branch.