At Big Rock Falls, the creek tumbles through a thin channel cut in the overhanging rock outcrop, plunging into a rocky basin below. The Pine Mountain Trail rejoins the creek at 1.25 miles, trekking through thickets of mountain laurel to reach Csonka Falls, the first of the series of named waterfalls on Wolfden Branch.ĭeparting Csonka Falls, the hike continues its northbound journey along the creek’s banks, crossing the creek to reach the Big Rock Falls waterfall at 1.4 miles. The hike climbs over lichen-crusted boulders, rising briefly from the creek’s banks. The hike crosses a shallow stream by stepping stones at 1 mile before trekking a series of wood plank bridges. The trail dives back into the forest, tunneling through a canopy of dense mountain laurel. Downed trees litter the forest, remnants of a tornado that ravaged large sections of FD Roosevelt State Park in 2011. The hike exits the forest canopy, entering a young, brushy, rocky forest and crossing a small wooden bridge at. The Pine Mountain Trail descends gently and steadily, skirting a grove of mountain laurel along a trickling creek and passing a small pond at. The trail treks northwest, following the blue blazes of the Pine Mountain Trail, passing the trailhead kiosk and diving into a forest of pine and spindly deciduous trees. The hike begins at the Pine Mountain Trail’s easternmost end, near the WJSP tower and roadside park picnic area ( view maps and driving directions). It’s a great mid-hike resting spot (and a great picnic venue) before the return hike, which flips to follow the Pine Mountain Trail back to the trailhead, visiting each waterfall again. At its midpoint, the hike visits Cascade Falls, a tumbling waterfall set in a moss-covered rocky cove, where a creek plummets into a serene, glassy pool below. ![]() The hike dives through dense tunnels of mountain laurel, crosses trickling streams and scales lichen-covered boulders to visit Csonka Falls, Big Rock Falls and Slippery Rock Falls, and an array of smaller falls. This hike on the Pine Mountain Trail’s easternmost stretch starts at the trail’s official end, hiking into a rocky, stream-filled forest to visit a series of beautiful waterfalls on a tumbling creek. If you’re visiting FD Roosevelt State Park and up for chasing some beautiful waterfalls, this route to Cascade Falls is one fantastic hike. And while the PMT scales to some seriously beautiful, lofty heights (like the Dowdell’s Knob Loop), it visits some superbly beautiful, lush forest, too. Stretching 23 miles over a high ridgeline in FD Roosevelt State Park near Columbus, Georgia, the Pine Mountain Trail offers some of the best hiking and backpacking adventures near Atlanta.
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