Thanks guys you are all such wonderful people! Speedbump Railroad road is a logging road that can be used to access the AT in this area. Its passable via car to near the AT where it becomes impassable about a mile to 1.25 miles south of it. A short walk of about 45 minutes to an hour brings you to the Railroad rd / AT intersection. Check a map and it will help. Banjum rd is another access road to the AT further east that I believe is more vehicle friendly. Hope that helps. PM me for further information. Ill post some pictures of our trip. Even though my post was rather somber we had a great time and the area was really beautiful. I'd recommend anyone to take a hike in from these points and have a look around