Quechee Gorge, Vermont Postcard

The Quechee Gorge is located in Quechee, Vermont along US route 4. The gorge is 165 feet deep and is the deepest gorge in Vermont. It serves as a popular tourist attraction in Quechee State Park and can be viewed from the US route 4 bridge and from trails on both sides of the gorge. The Ottauquechee River flows through the bottom of the gorge and is a popular whitewater kayak run. The gorge cuts through bedrock of the Devonian Gile Mountain Formation and Mesozoic mafic dikes can be seen on the west wall. About 13,000 years ago, the Laurentide ice sheet retreated across the region. Water from the melting glacial Lake Hitchcock emptied into the Ottauquechee River, carving the gorge.