Nature enthusiasts should go ahead and familiarize themselves with the name Denny Cove, because the 685-acre parcel of Marion County wilderness will soon be a staple of Southeast Tennessee’s outdoor lexicon.
The Access Fund and Southeast Climbers Coalition announced their acquisition of the property on Monday and are diving immediately into a work list that could turn the area into one of the region’s premier rock climbing destinations.
Denny Falls is a highlight of the Denny Cove area.
Denny CoveDenny Cove, located about 35 miles northwest of downtown Chattanooga, just south of the popular Foster Falls climbing area, already offers 150 climbing routes on its nearly three miles of cliff line.
Soon, it will be fully accessible to the public for the first time.
The climbers coalition and the Access Fund are recruiting volunteers for “Denny Days” from 8 a.m.-noon each Saturday and Sunday for the next several weekends to help develop trails through the property. Volunteers, in turn, have access to the walls, slabs and crags during the afternoon.