Has anyone done the Fires Creek Rim Trail recently?
Has anyone done the Fires Creek Rim Trail recently?
3 day/2 night:
Savage Gulf/South Cumberland State Park
-in, Savage Falls TH
-Savage Day Loop to North Rim
-North Rim to Connector
-Connector to Collins Gulf
-Collins Gulf to Collins Rim(also marked as CG/Collins Gulf on current map)
-Collins Gulf to South Rim
-South Rim to Savage Day Loop, out
Right around 30 miles total.
Overnighter:
Fiery Gizzard in/out to Foster Falls. Not sure on the exact mileage after a reroute, but 13+ one way, 26+ total.
Long overnight, or 3 day/2 night:
South Cheaha/Skyway Loop + Cave Creek Loop as a figure 8.
Since it's a figure 8, it can be done a number of ways, but to get the roughest stuff out of the way first and end with several miles of overall downhill...-in, Cheaha TH
-Pinhoti to Skyway
-Skyway to Chinnabee Silent(there's also a loop around Lake Chinnabee)
-Chinnabee to Nubbin Creek
-Nubbin Creek to Cave Creek
-out, Cave Creek to Cheah TH
~31-34 miles depending on if you do the Lake Trail between Skyway and Chinnabee and/or visit McDill Point off the Pinhoti