The Wolf’s Den

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 the Wolf’s Den and Cascade Creeks along a wooded hollow that includes a look at the Wolf’s Den, a cave structure located right along the trail.  The Wolf’s Den also has a rocky bluff located near Cascade Falls and it is a unique geological feature that is worth a look. The loop can be accessed from multiple parking areas, including the Rocky Point Parking Lot and the WJSP-TV Tower/Mile 23 trailhead – but  you are better off hiking the loop in a clockwise direction, starting from the WJSP-TV Tower/Mile 23 trailhead, to experience the waterfalls and the Wolf’s Den in the latter part of the hike