Class I-II Trout River, VT

The Missisquoi and Trout Rivers are renowned for their numerous deep, picturesque bedrock swimming holes. Some, like the Three Holes swimming area on the Trout River in Montgomery, have been featured in publications such as Yankee magazine. Clear waters add to exception scenery. Big Falls is the largest natural, undammed falls in Vermont; it is also a State Park. This geologic feature consists of three separate channels with a total vertical drop of about 40 feet (25 feet being the largest single drop). There is a 225-foot-long gorge downstream of the falls with 60-foot-high walls. The gorge ends in a large pool about 100 feet across with beaches that make for good swimming and an excellent place for a picnic or fall foliage viewing. Geologic values are also an attraction, with blue schists and serpentinites to be found. The rivers support several rare, threatened and endangered species of plants and animals, such as the spiny softshell turtle. rivers.gov