Mahan Plaque Loop Trail

Mahan Plaque Loop Trail
Trailhead:	Mile marker 20.3 on the Avenue of the Giants.
Location:	Three miles north of the Visitor Center along the Avenue of the Giants.
Hiking time:	½ to one hour
Distance:	½ mile loop
Difficulty:	Easy
Elevation gain/loss:	Starting elevation: 200 feet Gain/loss: fairly level trail
Description:
The plaque commemorates the area where Laura and James Mahan learned a rail spur was being built to log the Rockefeller Forest in 1924. The story goes that, when the Mahans discovered trees being cut, Laura physically placed herself in the workers' path while James, a lawyer, got an injunction to stop the work. Shortly after, the Rockefeller Forest was purchased by the Save-the-Redwoods League, through a generous gift from John D. Rockefeller. There is access to the Founders Grove Nature Trail and the Women's Federation Grove from this trail.