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Cascade Falls

Meriwether County, Georgia

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Meriwether County, Georgia
Access status
Published trail route and trailhead documented; parking fee may apply
The walk
About 2.1 miles each way, about 4.1 miles return
Ground & access
Flat at first, then hilly; the climb past Slippery Rock Falls can challenge casual hikers. The trail crosses the creek 13 times. Rocks at the falls are slippery. Copperheads live in the area.

Cascade Falls is the highlight of the easternmost section of the Pine Mountain Trail in F. D. Roosevelt State Park. From the WJSB-TV tower parking lot just south of Warm Springs, the trail passes Csonka Falls, Big Rock Falls and Slippery Rock Falls along Wolfden Creek, then climbs over Bumblebee Ridge to Cascade Falls. Each waterfall is marked with a wooden sign. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

WJSB-TV tower parking lot to Cascade Falls on the Pine Mountain Trail

Vanishing Georgia gives about 2.1 miles from the trailhead to Cascade Falls and approximately 4.1 miles for the round trip.

Flat at first, then hilly; the climb past Slippery Rock Falls can challenge casual hikers. The trail crosses the creek 13 times. Rocks at the falls are slippery. Copperheads live in the area.

Where to start

WJSB-TV tower parking lot just south of Warm Springs, at the eastern end of the Pine Mountain Trail.

Timing & water

Park hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Allow about 3 hours with stops. Current trail conditions were not checked.

Before you go

Georgia State Parks lists a parking fee for F. D. Roosevelt State Park, with annual passes available. Whether the fee applies at the WJSB-TV tower lot was not confirmed.

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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Meriwether County, Georgia.

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