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Savage Gulf

Grundy County, TN

 

TN Class II Natural Area

 

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Savage Falls (along Savage Gulf Day Loop and South Rim trails)—05/28/06

      Length: 2.96 miles roundtrip (easy)

        Moving Time: 1:15 (2.4 mph average)

        Overall Time: 1:40 (1.8 mph average, including all photography)

        Elevation change: 100’

                                                                                                                                                                           Looking downsteam over                     

Cascades upstream from Savage Falls                     Savage Falls                                                                 Savage Falls

  

     

 

Suter Falls (along Collins Gulf trail)—05/28/06

        Length: 1.16 miles roundtrip (moderate—rough, rocky footing)

        Moving Time: 0:25 (2.4 mph average)

        Overall Time: 0:55 (1.2 mph average, including all photography)

        Elevation change: 200’

                      

Middle Suter Falls                        Suter Falls

     

 

 

Greeter Falls Loop Trail—06/06/06

        Length: 1.19 miles roundtrip (moderate)

        Moving Time: 0:38 (1.8 mph average)

        Overall Time: 1:34 (0.7 mph average, including all photography)

        Elevation change: 310’

 

Upper Greeter Falls                     Top of Lower Greeter Falls                                                      Lower Greeter Falls

                 

 

Upper Boardtree Falls                                                        Lower Boardtree Falls

    

 

 

Laurel Falls Loop Trail—06/06/06

        Length: 0.25 miles roundtrip

        Moving Time: 0:08 (1.7 mph average)

        Overall Time: 0:19 (0.8 mph average, including all photography)

        Elevation change: 115’

 

Laurel Falls

 

Stone Door Trail—06/06/06

        Length: 1.82 miles roundtrip

        Moving Time: 0:45 (2.5 mph average)

        Overall Time: 1:15 (1.5 mph average, including all photography)

        Elevation change: relatively level

 

Laurel (Big Creek) Gulf Overlook                                                                         The Stone Door

   

 

Stone Door Overlook

looking NE towards confluence of Big Creek, Collins, and Savage Gulfs

(rock outcrop on upper mid-left side is same outcrop as on left side of above overlook image)

 

looking SE towards across Big Creek (Laurel) Gulf