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North Georgia Mountain
Outfitters, Ellijay
Logan Turnpike
Join GeorgiaTrails or login to add comments about this trail. Logan's Turnpike provides access to the Appalachian Trail at Testnatee Gap. Following a turnpike to the gap, the road parallels Town Creek for most of the journey. A historical marker, on the approach road to the trailhead, designates the tollkeeper's house.
In 1997 About North Georgia editors voted Frank Logan as one of The Most Influential People in North Georgia. Built in 1821, the road was used mostly to transport food to markets south of Testnatee Gap, although it was part of a much longer road that ran from Athens, Tennessee. Although Union Turnpike, as it was known then, was shorter, most travelers took the Federal Highway for reasons of safety and time. The Blue Ridge Mountains slowed the journey, and Cherokee and white relations in the area were strained. When automobiles became popular the road served them as well, although it was uncommon to see a car with less than 3 men in it, one to drive and two to push through the mud. Cars rarely made it over the top because the hill was so steep that the gravity fed fuel system would not function. To solve this problem, cars would be backed over the hill. Join GeorgiaTrails or login to add comments about this trail.
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