After hiking 0.35 miles down to the base of Foster Falls from the parking lot, I decided to follow the Climbers Loop Trail downstream along the base of the cliff to the first exit (or access depending on the direction traveled) out of Robinson Cove. The 1.55 mile hike out completed a 1.9 mile loop. I hiked the trail in early June 2017. I wrote about the overlook and the descent to the base of the falls here.
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| Topographic map with GPS route |
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| Climbers loop elevation profile from base of falls to parking area |
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| Little Gizzard Creek |
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| Stepping stones |
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| Along the base of the cliff |
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| Cliff face |
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| More steps |
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| A large slab fell off long ago |
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| Smaller rocks also fall off |
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| Missing a layer |
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| There is a trail through here |
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| Time to start climbing out |
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| Seemingly never-ending stairs |
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| Approaching the top |
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| Looking back |
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| Junction with the Fiery Gizzard Trail |
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| Easy hiking compared to the boulder fields below |
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| Boardwalks allow for an even faster pace |
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| Crossing a dry creek bed |
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| Raised planks for traversing a swampy area |
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| Life is tenacious as this tree growing out of a rock demonstrates |
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| Foster Falls and an unnamed stream fall |
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| Both tiers of the unnamed stream falls |
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| Beginning the descent to the creek crossing |
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| Approaching the creek |
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| Steel bridge over Little Gizzard Creek above the falls |
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| View downstream |
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| View upstream |
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| Climbing back to the top of the plateau |
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| Cable fence to prevent fatal falls |
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| Looking across the cove |
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| The upper falls of the unnamed stream |
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| Flowing over the edge... |
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| ...about 120 feet to the rocks below |
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| Stream bypassed the drainage culvert |
Entry to South Cumberland State Park is free.
The park website is http://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/south-cumberland.
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