The McPherson Church Road Trailhead is located in Paulding County at the intersection of McPherson Church Road and the Silver Comet Trail. The Silver Comet crosses over McPherson Church Road near mile-marker 26 on the Silver Comet Trail, and the nicely paved flat parking lot is located right next to McPherson Church Road.

There are 13 regular parking spaces, 1 ADA parking space, no water, no picnic tables, but there is a portable toilet. The Brushy Mt. Tunnel is 4-miles to the west, and the Rambo Road Trailhead is 4.5-miles to the east.

The Paulding Forest Wildlife Management Area (WMA) surrounds the Silver Comet Trail just west of the McPherson Church Road Trailhead. This quiet and beautiful section of the trail is isolated.

The Paulding Forest WMA and Sheffield WMA offer many outdoor activities, and there are rules and various licenses that may be required depending on the season and activity.

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.