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 | Stillwater Junction Wilderness trail junction, Lincoln | Point of interest | 44.12108, -71.46793 | Trail junction deep in the Pemigewasset Wilderness at the head of the mapped reach; a long walk in from any road, with no vehicle access above this point. |
| 2 | Black Brook Trestle Old logging railroad grade, now the Wilderness Trail | Bridge crossing | 44.11106, -71.53678 | Trestle on the abandoned East Branch and Lincoln logging railroad grade that the Wilderness Trail follows along the river. |
| 3 | Franconia Brook Tentsite White Mountain National Forest | Campsite | 44.10012, -71.57149 | The established backcountry tentsite on the upper East Branch, at the Franconia Brook confluence roughly 4.5 km up the Lincoln Woods Trail from the highway. |
| 4 | Lincoln Woods Trailhead footbridge Kancamagus Highway, White Mountain National Forest | Access / boat ramp | 44.06443, -71.58835 | Suspension footbridge at the Lincoln Woods parking area and visitor centre, the walking entry to the whole upper river. Three more trail footbridges upstream carry the same Lincoln Woods Trail name in OSM and are not repeated. |
| 5 | Kancamagus Highway bridge NH 112, Lincoln | Bridge crossing | 44.06387, -71.58997 | The road crossing at Lincoln Woods, immediately below the footbridge, and the last vehicle crossing above the Lincoln village reach. |
| 6 | Hancock Campground US Forest Service, Kancamagus Highway | Campsite | 44.06406, -71.59586 | Forest Service campground on the river just west of Lincoln Woods; seasonal, and the nearest drive-in camping to the upper reach. |
| 7 | Rachel Adams Memorial Forest Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests | Park / conservation area | 44.05086, -71.66637 | Conservation forest set back about 0.6 km from the north bank in Lincoln; walk-in only, with no river frontage road. |
| 8 | Richard F. Cooper Memorial Bridge Lincoln village street crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.04206, -71.66439 | Named town bridge over the East Branch in Lincoln. |
| 9 | Interstate 93 bridges Styles Bridges Highway, twin spans | Bridge crossing | 44.03124, -71.67794 | Twin I-93 spans over the East Branch above the confluence; the pair is mapped here as one crossing. |
| 10 | Granite State Railway bridge Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad, North Woodstock | Bridge crossing | 44.03011, -71.67971 | Excursion railroad bridge, the last crossing before the East Branch meets the Pemigewasset. |
| 11 | Fay State Forest NH Division of Forests and Lands | Park / conservation area | 44.03591, -71.68591 | State forest on the high ground north of the river at North Woodstock, about 0.8 km back from the bank. |
| 12 | Confluence with the Pemigewasset River North Woodstock | Point of interest | 44.03051, -71.67900 | The East Branch ends here at the Pemigewasset main stem. Point taken from the downstream end of the chained OSM centreline; the parks and the family park access just west of it sit on the main stem, not on this water. |
| 13 | USGS gauge 01074520, East Branch Pemigewasset at Lincoln Real-time stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 44.04757, -71.65980 | The gauge this water page links to; coordinates taken from the site roster rather than typed by hand. |
Gauge: USGS 01074520 — EAST BRANCH PEMIGEWASSET RIVER AT LINCOLN, NH. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Fallfish, Landlocked Salmon, Rainbow Trout, White Sucker
Regulations: www.wildlife.nh.gov/fishing-new-hampshire/fishing-rules-and-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Lincoln - the town at the confluence, with lodging, food, fuel, tackle and the gauge reference point.
Lincoln Woods Trailhead - the main access to the river above the road, with parking and the trail along the bank.
Pemigewasset Wilderness - the roadless country upstream, offering miles of lightly fished water on foot.
North Woodstock - just south, with further lodging, restaurants and services.
Pemigewasset River - the main stem below the confluence, a larger and more accessible trout river.
Franconia Notch - north, with Echo Lake, Profile Lake and the Lafayette trail network.
Loon Mountain - at Lincoln, the local resort with lodging and services through the year.
Spring: high, cold and often dangerous with snowmelt, fishable only as the flows begin to settle late in the season.
Summer: the main season, low and clear and ideal for wading, with the best fishing well above the trailhead.
Fall: excellent, with brook trout in full colour and the notch at its most spectacular before the cold sets in.
Winter: snowbound and closed to practical fishing, with access