Fiery Gizzard Trail Tennessee | South Cumberland State Park | Foster Falls to Grundy Forest

I hiked the full Fiery Gizzard Trail in Tennessee's South Cumberland State Park starting at Foster Falls and ending at Grundy Forest. I made this video to give viewers a preview of what the full experience of hiking the trail is like and to help them plan their next hiking or backpacking trip and decide whether or not the Fiery Gizzard Trail in Tennessee is a hike for them. It is rated as one of the Top 25 hikes in North America by Backpacker magazine, and hopefully after watching this video you'll understand why. The variety of terrain and scenery you experience on this brief 13 mile hike is vast. I actually backpacked the trail as I camped out at the Small Wilds Campsite the first night. The next day I hiked past Anderson Falls and bypassed the Dog Hole Trail to the Raven's Point Overlook. I then traversed down into the bottom of the gorge. I then traveled to the popular Sycamore Falls swimming hole and took a swim break there. I then hiked to Blue Hole Falls and traversed the creek since the bridge was out and completed the hike all the way to the Grundy Forest Campground. This is the full legit Fiery Gizzard Trail. Nothing is left out.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Foster Falls Trailhead
1:25 - Foster Falls
2:20 - Small Wilds Campsite
6:16 - Anderson Falls
8:14 - Dog Hole Trail Intersection
8:47 - Raven's Point Trail
9:19 - Raven's Point Overlook
10:19 - The Rocky Gorge
12:20 - Sycamore Falls
13:09 - Bridge Out
13:44 - Blue Hole Falls

Trail Name: The Fiery Gizzard Trail
Hike Length: 13 Miles
Type: Thru-Hike (Will Need A Shuttle)
Time: 8-12 Hours
Difficulty: Very Strenuous
Location: South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee

Route Details:
1. Start at the Foster Falls Trailhead
2. Hike the Low Gap Trail 2.5 Miles to the Small Wilds Campsite
3. Hike 5.5 Miles to the intersection of the Dog Hole Trail and Fiery Gizzard
4. Take a left at the intersection towards Raven's Point and the Fiery Gizzard
5. Hike 0.4 miles out Raven's Point (Adds 0.8 miles, but it is worth it)
6. Take a left exiting the Raven's Point Trail on the Fiery Gizzard Trail
7. Hike 3 miles to get to Sycamore Falls
8. Continue on the same trail 0.9 miles to get to Blue Hole Falls
9. After that it's just a 0.6 mile hike out to the Grundy Forest Campground Trailhead

More Trail info can be found on the trail at alltrails.com:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/te...

To reserve a campsite at Small Wilds Campsite use this link below:
https://reserve.tnstateparks.com/sout...