On November 8, 2025, I went hiking with my sister Maddie at F.D. Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain. Maddie lives in LaGrange (she’s a LaGrange College student) and wanted to go hiking, so why not hop on over to Pine Mountain?
Cascade Falls and Wolfden Loop at F.D. Roosevelt State Park
The last time Jesse and I visited F.D. Roosevelt and hiked the Pine Mountain Trail, we got lost! So, this time I was prepared to take several clear photos of the map at the visitor’s center. Once we got to the visitor center and started looking at the map, a pair of men walked up to us. One of them asked what trail we were going to go on. We had a feeling we wanted to go see Cascade Falls, but the trail was somewhat hard to find on the map.
The ironic part is one of them was the cartographer that made the map!
The men showed us how to get there and were very helpful. The ironic part is one of them was the cartographer that made the map! If you have been to F.D. Roosevelt, you know that the map is a nice one – very detailed and spans a large area. But you have to admit, it’s kind of overwhelming! My number one tip if you go is either buy the map or take many pictures of the map.
The trail we were directed to go to was Wolfden Loop. This trail does not start at the visitor center. You have to drive to it. The trailhead is labeled on the map and on Google maps as “WJSP-TV Tower/Mile 23 Trailhead.” The exact address will be pasted in the tips for your trip section at the very end of the article. The shortest route there is a 9-mile drive. You know you’ve made it when you see the giant WJSP-TV tower. This is where you park.
This second weekend in November was a great time to see fall color
There is only one trail to start off, but once you walk through the tree tunnel (you’ll know it when you see it) there are two signs that give many trail options. There is also a third sign that is super helpful and directed towards the waterfall chasers. It says, “Looking for CASCADE FALLS & WOLFDEN?” Read it! It lets you know that not only are you in the right place, but you will be following blue blazes for 2.1 miles. In addition, you will be passing three other waterfalls. Wolfden loop in total is 6.7 miles. Maddie and I did the shorter 2.1 miles so that we could hit all the waterfalls. The total trip was 4.2 miles for us.
This second weekend in November was a great time to see fall color. Up in North Georgia, many places are reaching their peak at this time. But the lower elevations peak at later times in November. This area had not yet reached peak, there was still some green, but plenty of gold and oranges were along the hike…