Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butterfield Pond Dam Washington | Dam / hazard | 43.22635, -72.11850 | Dam at the head of the mapped river. The Ashuelot leaves Butterfield Pond here as a small outlet stream. |
| 2 | North Main Street (NH 31) Washington | Bridge crossing | 43.22552, -72.11908 | First road crossing below the pond. |
| 3 | Washington Town Forest - New Road Lot Town of Washington | Park / conservation area | 43.20119, -72.11902 | Town conservation land on the upper river. |
| 4 | Washington Town Forest - Farnsworth Hill Lot Town of Washington | Park / conservation area | 43.17853, -72.14138 | Town conservation land above Ashuelot Pond. |
| 5 | Ashuelot Pond Dam Washington | Dam / hazard | 43.14933, -72.15430 | Outlet dam of Ashuelot Pond; the river proper begins below it. |
| 6 | Ashuelot Wildlife Sanctuary NH Audubon | Park / conservation area | 43.14005, -72.16301 | Audubon sanctuary on the river below Ashuelot Pond. |
| 7 | Symondsville Road Marlow | Bridge crossing | 43.12689, -72.19464 | |
| 8 | Village Pond Dam Marlow | Dam / hazard | 43.11452, -72.19520 | Dam forming Marlow's village pond on the main stem. |
| 9 | Kinson Wildlife Management Area | Park / conservation area | 43.11083, -72.19716 | Conservation land on the left bank at Marlow. |
| 10 | Greenes Landing Marlow | Access / boat ramp | 43.08808, -72.20211 | Named landing on the river; mapped in OSM as three adjoining ways, condensed here to one point. |
| 11 | Emerson Brook Forest | Park / conservation area | 43.06853, -72.21582 | Conservation forest on the right bank above Gilsum. |
| 12 | NH 10 crossing above Gilsum NH 10 | Bridge crossing | 43.04831, -72.25588 | Upper of the two NH 10 bridges over the Ashuelot in this reach. |
| 13 | NH 10 crossing below Gilsum NH 10 | Bridge crossing | 43.04267, -72.26726 | Lower of the two NH 10 bridges over the Ashuelot in this reach. |
| 14 | Surry Mountain Lake US Army Corps of Engineers | Park / conservation area | 43.01612, -72.31563 | Flood-control impoundment on the main stem; recreation area on the lake. |
| 15 | Surry Mountain Dam US Army Corps of Engineers | Dam / hazard | 42.99776, -72.30882 | Flood-control dam. Flow below here is controlled; the tailwater has its own sheet. |
| 16 | Court Street Keene | Bridge crossing | 42.96051, -72.30300 | |
| 17 | Ashuelot River Dam (Keene) Keene | Dam / hazard | 42.93353, -72.28907 | One of three dams on the lower river all carrying the name Ashuelot River Dam in OSM; this is the Keene one. |
| 18 | West Street Keene | Bridge crossing | 42.93279, -72.28977 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Hickey-Desilets Pocket Park Keene | Park / conservation area | 42.92728, -72.28730 | Small riverside park in Keene. |
| 20 | Winchester Street Keene | Bridge crossing | 42.92712, -72.28664 | |
| 21 | Ashuelot Rail Trail Rail trail | Bridge crossing | 42.92463, -72.28455 | Former railroad bridge, now the Ashuelot Rail Trail crossing. |
| 22 | Mount Cresson Conservation Area | Park / conservation area | 42.89455, -72.28726 | Conservation land on the left bank at Swanzey. |
| 23 | Dickinson Memorial Forest | Park / conservation area | 42.87656, -72.31391 | Conservation forest on the river at West Swanzey. |
| 24 | Denman Thompson Avenue West Swanzey | Bridge crossing | 42.86822, -72.32698 | |
| 25 | Westport Village Road Westport | Bridge crossing | 42.84740, -72.34033 | |
| 26 | Coombs Covered Bridge Winchester | Bridge crossing | 42.83792, -72.36092 | Historic covered bridge over the Ashuelot; a landmark put-in reference. |
| 27 | Town Conservation Land Winchester | Park / conservation area | 42.80361, -72.36078 | Town-held conservation land on the river; OSM carries no more specific name. |
| 28 | Winchester Town Beach Winchester | Park / conservation area | 42.79598, -72.36854 | Town beach on the river. |
| 29 | Winchester Town Forest Winchester | Park / conservation area | 42.76963, -72.40506 | |
| 30 | Bolton Road Winchester | Bridge crossing | 42.77714, -72.42336 | |
| 31 | Robertson Dam Ashuelot | Dam / hazard | 42.78894, -72.44262 | |
| 32 | Ashuelot River Dam (Ashuelot village) Winchester | Dam / hazard | 42.78962, -72.45484 | Second of the three same-named dams; this one is at Ashuelot village. |
| 33 | Depot Street Hinsdale | Bridge crossing | 42.78560, -72.48022 | |
| 34 | Ashuelot River Dam (Hinsdale) Hinsdale | Dam / hazard | 42.78567, -72.48138 | Lowest of the three same-named dams, just above the Connecticut River confluence. |
| 35 | USGS streamgauge - Ashuelot River at Hinsdale USGS | USGS gauge | 42.78592, -72.48620 | Read the gauge before you go; it is the flow reference for the whole lower river. |
| 36 | Millstream Waterfront Park Hinsdale | Park / conservation area | 42.78620, -72.48327 | Riverside park near the mouth. |
Gauge: USGS 01161000 — ASHUELOT RIVER AT HINSDALE, NH. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Fallfish, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch
Regulations: www.wildlife.nh.gov/laws-and-rules
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Hinsdale gauge and Connecticut River confluence - the flow reference and the warmwater end of the river.
Surry Mountain Dam area - flood-control structure and access on a major tributary arm.
Keene area river access - urban walk-in reaches through the middle river.
West Swanzey and former dam sites - restored riffle water from dam removals.
Gilsum and upper-river crossings - small, cold headwater trout access.
Ashuelot village bridge - roadside access in the lower river.
Winchester area pullouts - transitional water between trout and smallmouth reaches.
Spring: high, cold and pushy; stocking begins and the river is at its fullest.
Summer: drops and warms; smallmouth take over the lower river and trout retreat upstream.
Fall: cool flows and good fishing throughout, with the best smallmouth activity of the year.
Winter: low and cold with ice on the flats; fishing limited to open mild-weather stretches.