New Hampshire whitewater - Ashuelot River, Cheshire County
Cheshire
county,
Marlow to Gilsum Gorge section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV 5.3 miles
The scenic beauty of Cheshire County and the playfulness of the water beats anything. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside New Hampshire you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so you'd better keep in mind that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. The Marlow to Gilsum Gorge section of Ashuelot River in Cheshire County is 5.3 miles long and has been rated as a class III-IV section by American Whitewater. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but you'd better reserve in advance
because these hotels fill up quick. This section is long enough to enjoy a good non stop paddle, it's good length for a morning trip. Getting your paddling muscles activated and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. If you're coming from Keene it's
not a long drive at all to the put-in location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. There are so many stretches to paddle in this river system, the Marlow to Gilsum Gorge stretch is just one of many. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of spots for that.
Briefly about the general area: Summertime at Ashuelot River arrives with high temperatures in the 80's while overnight
lows are typically in the 50's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 20's, and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Ashuelot River fall into the 0's. An average amount of precipitation falls at Ashuelot River; the month with most of the rain is August, and February on the other hand is the driest.
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