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Heflin Spur Trail

This page discusses facilities located from the FR500 Railroad Trailhead to Heflin on the Heflin Spur.

FR500 Railroad Trailhead Facing East. Heflin Spur West Terminus.
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.648894°N, -85.631047°W

FR500 Railroad Trailhead Heflin Spur Sign
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 27 March 2020.
33.648894°N, -85.631047°W

FR500 Railroad Trailhead Toilet
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.

Stepping Stone Ford
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.648948°N, -85.622730°W

33.648643°N, -85.619432°W

Concrete Bridge, Y to Dam, Yellow & Red Trails
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.651383°N, -85.619640°W

I need better photos of the equipment footings, but here's the GPS from the trail above:
33.652613°N, -85.620341°W

Dan Bedore by Old Hydroelectric Footings.
Photo taken by John Calhoun 29 March 2020.
°N, °W

Old Hydroelectric Dam.
Photo taken by John Calhoun 29 March 2020.
°N, °W

Old Hydroelectric Dam
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.653352°N, -85.620189°W

A half hour of web surfing yielded only two dam references! Quotes below.

ELECTRICAL WORLD 8 December 1923 Page 1201
HEFLIN, Alabama - Extensions and improvements are contemplated to the local plant recently acquired by John W. Kitchen

MANUFACTURERS RECORD 29 November 1923 Page 86
Ala., Heflin - John W Kitchens of JW Kitchens and Bro. has taken over RM Dobson's electric light plant; will improve.

33.656495°N, -85.615736°W, Road T Turn
33.653377°N, -85.613120°W, Road Y Turn
33.653882°N, -85.610208°W, Road Y Turn

Cahulga Park - USFS Boundary
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.652405°N, -85.608022°W

Telemetry Tower
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.651229°N, -85.607004°W

Label: CPI Technologies, Inc.
Government Telemetry Equipment
Un-Authorized tampering with this equipment is a violation of Federal Law.

Y at Golf Tee 8
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.650762°N, -85.606876°W

Turn at Golf Tee 9 onto Dam
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.
33.651340°N, -85.605328°W

180°+ Panorama on Calhulga Dam
Photos taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.

Lake Cahulga Dam
Photo taken by John Calhoun 29 March 2020.
°N, °W

33.649877°N, -85.602553°W: Picnic Pavilion

Sign
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.

Plaque
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.

Cahulga Kiosk for Heflin Spur & Pinhoti
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 29 March 2020.

Some quotes from various Cahulga Park Kiosks:

Cahulga Creek Watershed Park is on 84 acres adjacent to the Talladega National Forest. Favilities: Fishing Pier, ramp for non-gas-motorized boating, fishing by city permit. Passport to fitness trail up past the lake into the Talladega National Forest, restrooms, picnic pavilion. Heflin established 1866.

Alabama Birding Trails Site

The "waterfall" was part of the first power plant that generated power for the city of Helflin until Alabama Power arrived in 1926.

The Heflin Spur is on about ¾ miles of the Heflin to Oxford Road used prior to the construction of Highway US78 in the 1930s. This section also parallels Norfolk Southern Tracks carrying many freight and two AMTRAK trains daily.

Golf Course Name Lake Point Disc Golf

2018 Heflin 7½' Quad

1967 Heflin 7½' Quad

1981 Anniston 30x60 Quad

1900 Anniston 30' Quad