Martin Trailhead is at mile marker 53.4 on the Silver Comet Trail. It has a gravel parking lot and a portable toilet. When heading east, the Silver Comet travels through Downtown Cedartown. The area west of Martin Trailhead travels through scenic rural areas and is remote. Esom Hill is the only trailhead between Martin and Piedmont, Alabama.

Please follow safety precautions and be prepared when traveling in either direction. Some visitors report that the parking lot gate can be locked during the open hours including in the middle of the day. The closest trailhead to the west is Esom Hill at the Alabama state line and Cedartown Depot to the east.

The Silver Comet is a paved pedestrian rail-trail located 13 miles northwest of Atlanta, Georgia. It is 61.5 miles long, free of charge, and travels through Cobb, Paulding, and Polk counties. This quiet, non-motorized trail is for walkers, hikers, bicyclists, rollerbladers, horses, dog walkers, and is mostly wheelchair accessible.

The Silver Comet starts at the Mavell Toad Trailhead in Smyrna, Georgia, and it ends at the Georgia/Alabama state line near Cedartown and the Esom Hill Trailhead. At the Georgia/Alabama state line, the Silver Comet Trail connects to the 33-mile long Chief Ladiga Trail. Both the Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga are fully paved rail-trails built on abandoned railroad lines. The combined Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga trail length is estimated to be 94.5 paved miles from Smyrna, Georgia to Anniston, Alabama.

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Silver Comet Trail. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/silver-comet-trail-train-depot-state-line