The Wolfden
F.D. Roosevelt State Park
2970 Ga. Highway 190
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
(706) 663-4858
The Pine Mountain Trail is a 23-mile footpath, which crosses and follows the Pine Mountain Ridge in west central Georgia. The trail is inside Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park, close to Calloway Gardens, and popular with people from all over the State. Much of the land once belonged to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose farm was located near the present site of WJSP-TV. Today, volunteers from the Pine Mountain Trail Association maintain the path which includes many points of interest and very few steep inclines. The trail was first developed in 1975 and now is used by over 50,000 hikers and backpackers each year.
This 6.7 mile loop hike passes numerous waterfalls (although only Cascade Falls is significant enough to deserve the title), and follows both Wolfden and Cascade Creeks along a wooded hollow that includes a look at Wolfden, a cave structure located right along the trail.
- click to see trail photos from this hike along the Pine Mountain Trail: October 12, 2003
- click to view a trip report for this walk to the Wolfden: October 12, 2003 (password required)
- click for a map of the Pine Mountain Trail with campsites and water sources (password required)
- click for a topo and profile map of this hike on the Pine Mountain Trail to the Wolfden
- click for a trail map of this loop hike to the Wolfden at FDR State Park (password required)
- click for a trail map of the Pine Mountain Trail from mile 16 to mile 23 (password required)
- click for hikes in the western section of the park to Lil’ Butt Knob, Turtle Hollow and Buzzard’s Roost
- click to access the guidebook Best Hikes With Dogs Georgia And South Carolina which has details on this destination
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