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Gihon, VT

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VT 100c to covered bridge

Class IV
3 Miles

Art studio


Art studio
Photo by Corey O'Brien @ 10/28/03



River Description

Simon Wiles shared:

The photos show extremely high water. Not sure you'd want to boat it at this level. At normal flows I'd say this was Class 4.

There are two normally run sections to the Gihon, the lower section runs down into town, taking out just after the bridge by the Art studio. This section holds a number of Class-4 rapids / drops, and is perhaps 2 miles long. The first drop, named "Bedhead," is probably the most tricky since it is twisty and confined. It can be portaged on the left, but inspected from the right.

Posted on the VPC message board by Eric Bishop
The put-in is off 100c and the take-out just below the collapsed covered bridge. In between are 6 or 7 good sized drops. We had serious trouble only at the 2nd drop and I would recommend that most would want to carry this one. The rest were far more straight-forward and a good time was had by all.


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Last Updated: 2005-04-29 06:14:23