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Umstead Log Art

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

Raleigh, North Carolina

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Panorama of log art at Umstead Park   alainpump (Atlas Obscura User)
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Just off the Graylyn multi-use trail in William B. Umstead State Park, a fallen red oak tree that measures approximately 25 feet long and several feet high has been transformed into art. Jerry Redi and Randy Boni of Smoky Mountain Art spent a week using chainsaws to cut and carve depictions of animals, tree branches, and leaves into the wood.

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Enter the park at the Crabtree Creek entrance and follow the signs to the Sycamore Road parking lot.


Once parked, follow the path up a short hill, past a sign for the Sycamore trail until you connect with Graylyn multi-use trail (roughly a quarter of a mile). Continue to the right, and after about a third of a mile on the Graylyn trail you'll find the fallen tree on your left.

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March 2, 2023

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