 The Kancamagus Highway portion of NH 112 begins just east of the town center.The state highway reenters the White Mountain National Forest, following the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River for approximately , then the Hancock Branch for another , steadily ascending as it progresses eastward.Following a series of hairpin turns, NH 112 crosses the height of land at Kancamagus Pass and begins to descend along the Swift River in the Saco River watershed, which it does for its remaining .