Access to the trail is almost directly across from the Sequatchie Fire Station, roughly 7 miles north of Jasper, TN on Hwy 41. It is 34 miles (37 min) NW of Chattanooga.
Coming from Tracy City on Hwy 41, access is about 1.5 miles south of Foster Falls. Our house is 9.5 miles north of Foster Falls (8.0 miles as the crow flies) or 11 miles north of the Denny Cove access road. It is about 100 miles (1 hr 50 min) SE of the Nashville Int'l Airport.
Local climbers exploring Denny Cove a few years ago discovered it had great potential for climbing, with about 150 climbing routes available on nearly 3 miles of cliffs. For the average hiker, there are a number of scenic overlooks on or near the main trail that make the hike well worth the effort. The main trail, less than two miles long, will ultimately take hikers to a 70-foot waterfall at Denny Cove.
Work is currently underway at the site to improve the access road & parking lot and build trails (actually improve the already-existing trails, for the most part). For now, the only way to obtain access is to volunteer for workdays, which take place every 1st and 3rd Saturday. Volunteers spend four to five hours doing trail work, then have the rest of the day to explore. The public won’t be allowed open access until the trails are completed. Hopefully, the trail will be completed by this fall.

While there, I met a new friend for the first time, Gary Stephens, from Huntsville, AL. We had a lot in common, and took an instant liking to each other. Gary took a few pictures of me working on the trail, friended me on Facebook, and hence, gave me access to photos he had taken on this and previous weekends, working on the trail. The 2nd & 3rd images in this blog entry are credited to him. For more Denny Cove trail photos go to Gary's Facebook page and go to the Feb 4 entry.
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