Hardie Loop Trail

Hardie Loop Trail is a 2.4-mile loop trail in Scott's Gulf Wilderness State Park, Tennessee. It is rated moderate, has a natural surface and is open to hiking. This spectacular hike is packed with scenery, including three wet-weather waterfalls and a colorful, fern-laden, meandering rock bluff and overhang. The overlook above looks out over Dog Cove Historic Area below. 0.0 miles: Begin the hike at the parking lot and kiosk 0.5 miles: Loop begins, take right trail of loop 1.0 miles: Small waterfall feature crossing Lost Creek headwaters with trail following bottom of 80 feet of bluff line covered in ferns 1.2 miles: Climb up with cable line to overlook point 1.9 miles: End of loop, right takes you to trailhead, left takes back into loop of trail 2.4 miles: End of trail back to parking lot. Listed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (Tennessee State Parks).