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Sterling Gorge Falls
Stowe, Vermont
A short Stowe interpretive-gorge walk with multiple Sterling Brook cascades, steep edges, and slick rock.
At a glance
Overview
Gorge pools. Plan for about About twenty to thirty minutes round-trip along the Sterling Falls Gorge trail from the end of Sterling Gorge Road. (0.4 mi one way if you hike the full approach). Most visitors come for the view; swimming may be limited or not allowed.
- County
- Lamoille County
- Water type
- Gorge
- Swim feature type
- Gorge pool
Know before you go
Not wheelchair accessible
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Sterling Gorge Falls is another pointer to the Sterling Falls Gorge Natural Area in Stowe: a narrow gorge on Sterling Brook with stacked cascades and pools, reached by a moderate trail from the end of Sterling Gorge Road off West Hill Road. this guide is almost certainly the same place as sterling-falls and is flagged as a duplicate for the taxonomy pass; both should be consolidated into a single canonical Sterling Falls Gorge entry. The visitor experience is the same: free natural-area access, mossy rocks, no guardrails on every cliff edge, pools too small for reliable swimming, and a scenic walk that pairs well with other Stowe stops like Moss Glen Falls (Stowe) and Bingham Falls. Local notices flag hazardous conditions near the cliff edges; keep children and dogs close.
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