We started at the Stone Door Ranger station, parked there, and then hiked west 4.1 miles to the Alum Gap campsite. We setup our tent and then continued on to Greeter Falls 1 mile away, then hiked back to our campsite. We stayed at campsite 8.

The next day we hiked down Big Creek Gulf Trail towards Ranger falls which was 2.35 miles. We continued on towards Connector Trail, past Decatur Savage Cabin another 2.85 miles, and then hiked another 1.3 miles to Sawmill Campsite to camp for the night at campsite 8.

The next day we headed north 3.55 miles to camp at Hobbs Cabin.

Finally, we hiked back out 8.5 miles to the car.

HOW TO PLAN THIS TRIP: 

• Official Map: https://tnstateparks.com/assets/pdf/additional-content/17-savage-gulf-web2.pdf
• Alltrails Map: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/tennessee/savage-gulf-extended-loop?u=i 
• Campsite reservations are required and can be done here: https://reserve.tnstateparks.com/south-cumberland/campsites 
• Parking is at the Stone Door Ranger Station: https://goo.gl/maps/5x2kGrEEUw6ij7dH8