ACI Appalachian Conservancy Institute + Optional: Denny’s Cove waterfall trail
Sequachtie Valley TN / Fiery Gizzard State Park Chattanooga Hiking Club
Gloria Bell · CC BY 2.0
Climbing · HikingActivities
Fiery Gizzard State ParkTN
Tennessee State ParksManaged by
Nearly 500 climbing routes 5.8-5.14 (Denny East/West trails), Denny Falls 1 mi, Denny Cove Overlook 35.15602,-85.68895; gravel entrance road 0.75 mi off US 41; climbing requires online registration (FSC).
~150 sport routes on nearly 3 mi of cliff; rappelling prohibited.
Fee: freeDogs: LeashHours: Gate closes at/after sunset; no camping
Parking & getting there
gravel lot
Maps & guidebooks
- Denny Cove TrailheadIMAGE
- Denny Cove TrailheadINTERACTIVE
- Denny CoveINTERACTIVE
- Denny CovePDF
- Denny CoveINTERACTIVE
- Rakkup Denny Cove digital guide (Rockery Press, from $4.99)
- Denny Cove Mini Guide PDF (Cody Averbeck, free on SCC)
- Chatt Steel South, 2nd ed. (Averbeck & Gentry, Rockery Press, 2020)
On the calendar
Upcoming events here
ACI Appalachian Conservancy Institute
Sequachtie Valley TN / Fiery Gizzard State Park Chattanooga Hiking Club
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Fiery Gizzard Parking
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Ester Falls
Source: Tennessee State Parks · Also listed at tnstateparks.com seclimbers.org