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A T Cascade Springs Nature Preserve Cascade Falls: Pine Mountain Trail
W (33.7173301, -84.4790966) wildlife. Cascade Falls spills along the rocks (32.852281, -84.701233) the trail, enjoy birding, hiking, and running.

Hike the extensive trails to Utoy Creek (site at the mouth of a vine-draped cave tunnel. Inside F.D. Roosevelt State Park near Warm Leashed dogs are welcome.
of a Civil War battle) and charming Cascade Springs, Georgia, the trail is 4.3 miles out
Falls. Your visit to this 135-acre preserve Directions: From I-285 West at Cascade and back; your hike can be completed in Directions: Approximately 50 miles
Road (Exit 7), go east on Cascade Road
in southwest Atlanta will feel like you are about 1.3 miles. The Preserve will be on less than two hours. You will see several falls southwest of Atlanta on I-85, take exit 28
miles outside Atlanta rather than within the the right. along this moderately challenging route. (GA State Hwy. 100) toward Luthersville. In
city’s bustling environs. See the remains of Cascade Falls is a recommended mid-hike 13 miles turn right on Greenville Road (Alt.
a pump house and a moss-covered stone resting spot on the trail. The waterfall is set Hwy. 27). In 11 miles, in Warm Springs, turn
spring house, an outdoor auditorium, Civil in a rocky, moss-covered cove with the creek right to stay on Alt. Hwy. 27. The trailhead
War-era trenches, a quarry, and a variety of plunging into a glassy pool below. While on will be on your right in three miles.
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