logging road

Forest harvest route

A logging road is a rough road built through forested land to transport timber.

These roads are typically unpaved, minimally maintained, and constructed for heavy equipment rather than passenger vehicles.

Logging roads often remain after harvesting ends, sometimes becoming hiking trails or backcountry access routes: We took an old logging road deep into the mountains.

Related
  • skidUncontrolled lateral slide
  • timberWood for construction
  • log truckVehicle transporting felled timber
  • gravelLoose small rock fragments
  • muddyObscured by silt

ruts · clearcut · old growth · forest · hauling · truck · heavy equipment · chainsaw · wilderness · remote · washboard · dust · pulp · lumber · ridge · access · unpaved · erosion

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road development/infrastructure quality

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Major road for travel

interstate · freeway · motorway · expressway · autobahn

purpose/access type

logging roadcity street

residential street · public road · toll road · scenic byway · boulevard

environmental context

logging roadcity street

sidewalk · pedestrian mall

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G