Locust Log Ridge is a forested high ridge in Union County, Georgia, lying just west of Brasstown Bald within the Brasstown Wilderness of the Chattahoochee National Forest. Its high point, Blue Bluff, reaches 4,108 feet and anchors two spurs: one dropping southwest toward Rocky Knob, the other extending northwest to Cove Gap. The ridge is blanketed in hardwood forest with mountain laurel and rhododendron filling the understory, and scattered rock outcrops break through the canopy to reveal long views across the rolling Blue Ridge.
The Arkaquah Trail traverses the ridge's northwestern spur, making Locust Log Ridge most accessible as part of a strenuous 11-mile round trip originating from the Brasstown Bald summit parking area. The route crosses mossy boulders under rhododendron canopy, climbs to lichen-covered outcrops with southward views, and rolls through fern meadows and mountain laurel tunnels before descending steeply to Track Rock Gap, dropping over 1,300 feet in the final 1.5 miles. Hikers continuing to the gap reach an ancient archaeological site where more than 100 symbols are carved into soapstone boulders, one of the most significant collections of Native American rock art in the Southeast.
Views along the ridge are best in late fall and winter, when bare trees open wide sightlines across the Appalachians. Afternoon thunderstorms are frequent in summer and warrant an early start.
