Mountain Beautiful-Hardy Trail Map (click to enlarge)
See the Chattanooga Hiking Trails web page for a trail map of the entire park.
The Mountain Beautiful and Hardy trails are located on the slope of Lookout Mountain in the Chattanooga Unit of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. A loop hike can be made combining the two trails, departing from the Cravens House for a short distance on the Cravens House Trail. The Mountain Beautiful Trail had been closed since a boulder tumbled from the mountain, landing on the Hardy Trail and causing a rock slide, but a detour has been blazed around this spot and the trail is now open again. Unfortunately, it was still closed during my visit, so I can’t report on the trail’s difficulty or what there is to see.
The Hardy Trail has always been open, but without being able to form a loop with the Mountain Beautiful Trail it isn’t really worth hiking. It’s not even a real trail to begin with, but a gravel service road. It is also open to mountain bikers.
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Last updated on July 5, 2024
