Fiery Gizzard Trail
A rugged 9.5-mile round trip from Grundy Forest to the Raven Point overlook, past waterfalls, cascades, and boulder-strewn gorges.
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- Length
- 9.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,290 ft
- Difficulty
- hard
- Route
- out-and-back
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8.9 mi · 455 ft of climbing · high 1,893 ft · low 1,675 ft
Find the trailhead
Parking
Grundy Forest trailhead, 131 Fiery Gizzard Road, Tracy City; free. The footing is rocky, so an early start and sturdy shoes help.
Directions to parkingWeather at the trailhead
68°FMainly clear now
Sunrise 5:27 AM · Sunset 7:59 PM
- TodayOvercast74° / 57°F2% precip
- WedThunderstorm78° / 61°F2% precip
- ThuDrizzle75° / 67°F60% precip
Forecast from Open-Meteo. Mountain conditions change fast; check again before you go.
From the Grundy Forest trailhead the route follows cascading creeks past Blue Hole and Sycamore Falls before climbing onto the Cumberland Plateau rim. A short spur near the turnaround reaches Raven Point, a rocky promontory with a wide view over the gorge. Often ranked among the best hikes in the state, it is long and rugged the whole way.