Logan Turnpike Trail
Provides accessto the Appalachian Trail and some good views
Description:
Logan Turnpike Trail can be accessed from either end; this description goes from the lower end (Kellum Valley) to the higher end (Testnatee Gap).
The trail parallels a stream by way of an abandoned but “fixed up” roadbed for the first mile, and is fairly easy to hike. The second mile follows the same roadbed but is yet to be redone, so it is more difficult to hike. The trail ends at Testnatee Gap, where it intersects with the Appalachian Trail.
Directions: Google Directions
State: Georgia
County: White
Latitude: 34.7020988464
Longitude: -83.8466033936
Length: 1.9 miles
Difficulty: 7
Trail viewed 2140 times
User: Greg Janney Title: Logan Turnpike closed 4/2011 Rating: 3
Date: Wed Oct-05-2011
Trip Type: Day Hike
Report:
The USDA Forest Service has closed the Logan Turnpike due to 4-28-11 tornado damage. The trail is impassable due to downed trees .4 mile from its southern terminus, extending an additional .5 mile northward. The Forest Service advises that “eventually” a contract crew will clear the downed trees to re-open the trail, but not in the near future. Be aware that it is impossible to hike the trail in its entirety until this damage is cleared.
User: John Rogers Title: Logan Turnpike Status Update Rating: 3
Date: Sun Jan-22-2012
Trip Type: Day Hike
Report:
Hiked up to the tornado damage in late December 2011, there was a forest service contract crew in the process of clearing through the damage. They had cleared several hundred feet already. I haven’t hiked it yet, but was told by USFS CONF folks that they’ve finished and it’s now open.
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