The Fiery Gizzard trail begins roughly midway along the Day Loop, crossing a bridge across Little Fiery Gizzard Creek while the loop continues without crossing the bridge. Sights along the trail begin with a large rock shelter and a five-century-old Hemlock tree, the deep Blue Hole with waterfall, then Sycamore Falls, a "superb swimming hole" at the base of a fall. The trail then passes through the "Fruit Bowl," a pile of house-sized boulders with CCC-built stairs through them. Other features in this portion of the hike include Chimney Rock, a rock column, Black Canyon - so named because of organic stain on the rocks, and Crumbling Bluff - an area "honeycombed with pits and small caves." After , the trail begins an arduous climb to Raven Point, "possibly one of the most rugged and difficult trails in Tennessee." Raven Point offers a "spectacular overlook" on a spur off the main trail. Continuing from there, the path mostly follows the flatter top of the Cumberland Plateau, except for a precarious horizontal vertical (each way) dip into Laurel Branch Gorge across myriad rocks that "all seem to move as you step on them." There are four camping areas along the hike. A camping permit is required. Visitors are encouraged to leave the place as they found it. The Fiery Gizzard Trail offers hikers views of 636 types of vascular plants including mountain laurel, hemlock trees, beefsteak fungus, violets, Solomon's seals, Hepatica, trillium, dwarf crested iris, reindeer moss, and galax. Myriad animals can also be found along the hike including bumblebees, hummingbirds, rattlesnakes, green snakes, red salamanders, crayfish. The snakes are not a special cause for concern as they are not particularly aggressive. One might even find oneself swimming with a mink at one of the many swimming holes. As of August, 2015, South Cumberland State Park has announced that the trail as it currently exists may have to close. Jim Southard Jr., a private property owner that currently grants access to hikers, intends to sell property in the area and believes that the hikers affect the value of his property. He will no longer grant access to his property on December 1, 2015. He has offered to sell his portion of the trail to the State, and the Friends of South Cumberland are attempting to raise $2 million for the preservation of the current trail.