Old Mill

It is advised to scout this rapid before entry from above on the footbridge during the shuttle process.  When the footbridge comes into view shortly below Broken Paddle, prepare yourself for the longest and most difficult section on this river.  The top of the rapid requires some maneuvering around boulders and chutes to stay on line.  A few yards below the footbridge the river splits around an island.  Decide before passing the footbridge which lane you will run and strongly commit to that direction ASAP.  There are boulders to avoid on the right and left passage.  When the channels come back together a short way downstream the river passes steeply through white and violent curlers that require good bracing skills to remain upright.  Once through this mayhem the water eases out to class II difficulty just before it passes under NH rt 3A and over another dam.  Take out river right just before the bridge and portage across the road and put back in behind the building on the dam's right flank.  For those just wanting to run the toughest whitewater this is an optional take out since the river below is much calmer.