Logging Railroad (W6)
This was the longest incline rail system ever built and was once used to haul logs to Merced Falls.
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Logging Railroad (W6) Details
The emergency fire road you see here today was once part of an extensive logging railway operated by the Yosemite Lumber Company. Shay locomotives transported cars full of Sugar Pines along over 25 miles of track across the Henness Ridge. Today, this area is a small resort community known as Yosemite West. The community is not subject to strict Park limitations on development. There are permanent residents as well as a number of homes, apartments, condos, and bed & breakfast establishments that are available as rentals for National Park visitors. Roadside marker: W6
Difficulty
Low
Distance
N/A
Estimated time
Region
Wawona Road (Rt 41)
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Logging Railroad (W6)
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0.1 mi away
Deer Camp Trailhead
This old fire road, now a trail, takes hikers to Deer Camp, an old California Conservation Corps camp.
0.3 mi away
Chinquapin (W5)
The midway point between Wawona and Yosemite Valley named for the Sierra Chinquapin evergreen shrub which is common in the area.
1.0 mi away
Rail Creek (W7)
This creek is officially called Elevenmile after the former stagecoach station that once operated here.
1.7 mi away
El Portal View (G1)
A great place to view the Merced River Canyon.
