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Terrill Gorge
Rochester, Vermont
Gorge pools. Roadside pull-off access—use the shoulder safely and watch traffic. Near Rochester.
At a glance
Overview
Gorge pools. Plan for about Ten to fifteen minutes from a allowed shoulder pull-off down a steep path to the gorge rim. (0.2 mi one way if you hike the full approach). Most visitors come for the view; swimming may be limited or not allowed.
- Region
- Green Mountains
- Water type
- Gorge
- Swim feature type
- Gorge pool
Know before you go
Public
Not wheelchair accessible
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Terrill Gorge is a narrow slot-gorge with cascading pools on a Vermont stream; the canonical Terrill Gorge most visitors mean is on the Lamoille River corridor in the Morristown / Stowe area, not Rochester, and this guide's stored town (Rochester) is flagged for review in the taxonomy pass. Wherever the exact coordinate lands, all Terrill-named gorges in Vermont share the same cautions: narrow walls, strong confined flow, deep pockets, and slick rock around every edge. There are no railings, no lifeguards, no facilities, and approach paths are steep. Treat this guide as a scout-first stop and do not enter the gorge bed when flow is up after rain. For a developed Lamoille-corridor swim in the same drive, Brewster River pull-offs in Jeffersonville and the Lamoille at Poland Bridge are stronger picks; for a Rochester-area swim, the White River pull-offs along VT 100 below Rochester village are the area's better swim water.
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