Trout River Falls is a waterfall on Trout River in Franklin County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 2.4 miles southeast of Montgomery and roughly 142 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 86th of 158. The tallest single drop is 11 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 drops.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. South Branch Falls, a 35-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Crystal Falls, a 20-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.4 miles away. Gates Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away.
Trout River Falls is located at 44.8781° N, 72.6020° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.