diff --git a/src/BridgeLogger.cpp b/src/BridgeLogger.cpp
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+#include "BridgeLogger.h"
+
+#ifndef CUSTOM_BRIDGE_LOG
+#include "DebugLogger.h"
+
+namespace mesh {
+
+// The default logger for bridge logging is just the debug logger.
+Logger& bridgeLog = debugLog;
+
+} // namespace mesh
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/BridgeLogger.h b/src/BridgeLogger.h
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+++ b/src/BridgeLogger.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "Logger.h"
+
+namespace mesh {
+
+/// @brief The global logging instance meant for logs from bridge implementations
+///
+/// By default this is set to debugLog, but can be overriden by defining
+/// CUSTOM_BRIDGE_LOG in a build configuration and then providing an
+/// alternative global definition (eg. `Logger& bridgeLog = myCustomLogger;`)
+extern Logger& bridgeLog;
+
+}  // namespace mesh
diff --git a/src/DebugLogger.cpp b/src/DebugLogger.cpp
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+++ b/src/DebugLogger.cpp
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+#include "DebugLogger.h"
+
+#ifndef CUSTOM_DEBUG_LOG
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <Utils.h>
+
+namespace mesh {
+
+class DefaultDebugLogger : public Logger {
+public:
+  DefaultDebugLogger() {}
+
+  size_t write(uint8_t b) override { return Serial.write(b); }
+
+  size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) override { return Serial.write(buffer, size); }
+
+  size_t printf(const char *format, ...) override __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3))) {
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    size_t written = vprintf(format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return written;
+  }
+
+  size_t print(char c) override { return Serial.print(c); }
+
+  size_t print(const char str[]) override { return Serial.print(str); }
+
+  size_t printlnf(const char *format, ...) override __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3))) {
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    size_t written = vprintf(format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    written += Serial.println();
+    return written;
+  }
+
+  size_t println(void) override { return Serial.println(); }
+
+  size_t println(char c) override { return Serial.println(c); }
+
+  size_t println(const char str[]) override { return Serial.println(str); }
+
+  void printHex(const uint8_t* src, size_t len) override {
+    mesh::Utils::printHex(Serial, src, len);
+  }
+
+  void flush() override { Serial.flush(); }
+
+private:
+  size_t vprintf(const char* format, va_list arg) {
+    char loc_buf[64];
+    char *temp = loc_buf;
+    va_list copy;
+    va_copy(copy, arg);
+    int len = vsnprintf(temp, sizeof(loc_buf), format, copy);
+    va_end(copy);
+    if (len < 0) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    if (len >= (int)sizeof(loc_buf)) { // comparation of same sign type for the compiler
+      temp = (char *)malloc(len + 1);
+      if (temp == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+      }
+      len = vsnprintf(temp, len + 1, format, arg);
+    }
+    len = write((uint8_t *)temp, len);
+    if (temp != loc_buf) {
+      free(temp);
+    }
+    return len;
+  }
+};
+
+DefaultDebugLogger defaultDebugLogger;
+Logger& debugLog = defaultDebugLogger;
+
+}  // namespace mesh
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/DebugLogger.h b/src/DebugLogger.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb873f2f4
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+++ b/src/DebugLogger.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "Logger.h"
+
+namespace mesh {
+
+/// @brief The global logging instance meant for debug logs
+///
+/// By default this is set to an implementation which forwards to the
+/// equivalent methods in the Arduino core `Serial` instance. This can be
+/// overridden by defining CUSTOM_DEBUG_LOG in a build configuration and then
+/// providing an alternative global definition. For example:
+/// `Logger& debugLog = myCustomLogger;`.
+extern Logger& debugLog;
+
+}  // namespace mesh
diff --git a/src/Logger.h b/src/Logger.h
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index 000000000..fe80ca3bb
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+++ b/src/Logger.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace mesh {
+
+/// @brief An abstraction for text based logging in MeshCore
+class Logger {
+public:
+  virtual ~Logger() = default;
+
+  /// @brief Writes a single byte to the log
+  ///
+  /// @param b An unsigned byte to be written to the log.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log (always one).
+  virtual size_t write(uint8_t b) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Writes the specified number of bytes to the log
+  ///
+  /// @param buffer A pointer to an array of bytes to be written to the log.
+  /// @param size The number of bytes in the array to be written to the log.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log.
+  virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Formats a string and writes it to the log
+  ///
+  /// @param format A format string used to generate what will be written to
+  ///               the log.
+  /// @param args Any values required by the format string.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log.
+  virtual size_t printf(const char * format, ...)
+    __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3))) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Writes a single character to the log
+  ///
+  /// @param c A character to be written to the log.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log (always one).
+  virtual size_t print(char c) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Writes a null-terminated string to the log
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: The null terminator is not written to the log.
+  ///
+  /// @param str A pointer to a null-terminated string to be written to the
+  ///            log.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log.
+  virtual size_t print(const char str[]) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Formats a string and writes it to the log followed by a newline
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: The type of newline (eg. LF vs. CRLF) is implementation dependent.
+  ///
+  /// @param format A format string used to generate what will be written to
+  ///               the log.
+  /// @param args Any values required by the format string.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log.
+  virtual size_t printlnf(const char * format, ...)  
+    __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3))) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Writes a newline to the log.
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: The type of newline (eg. LF vs. CRLF) is implementation dependent.
+  /// 
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log.
+  virtual size_t println(void) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Writes a single character to the log follwed by a newline
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: The type of newline (eg. LF vs. CRLF) is implementation dependent.
+  ///
+  /// @param c A character to be written to the log.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log.
+  virtual size_t println(char c) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Writes a null-terminated string to the log followed by a newline
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: The null terminator is not written to the log.
+  /// NOTE: The type of newline (eg. LF vs. CRLF) is implementation dependent.
+  ///
+  /// @param str A pointer to a null-terminated string to be written to the
+  ///            log.
+  /// @return The number of bytes written to the log.
+  virtual size_t println(const char str[]) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Write a byte array to the log in ASCII hex format.
+  ///
+  /// @param src An array of bytes to convert to ASCII hex format and then
+  ///            write to the log.
+  /// @param len The number of bytes in the array to convert and write.
+  virtual void printHex(const uint8_t* src, size_t len) = 0;
+
+  /// @brief Flush any data buffered by the Logger implementation
+  virtual void flush() = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace mesh
diff --git a/src/PacketLogger.cpp b/src/PacketLogger.cpp
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+++ b/src/PacketLogger.cpp
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+#include "PacketLogger.h"
+
+#ifndef CUSTOM_PACKET_LOG
+#include <DebugLogger.h>
+
+namespace mesh {
+
+// The default logger for packet logging is just the debug logger.
+Logger& packetLog = debugLog;
+
+}  // namespace mesh
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/PacketLogger.h b/src/PacketLogger.h
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index 000000000..14153f46d
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+++ b/src/PacketLogger.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "Logger.h"
+
+namespace mesh {
+
+/// @brief The global logging instance meant for packet logging
+///
+/// By default this is set to debugLog, but can be overriden by defining
+/// CUSTOM_PACKET_LOG in a build configuration and then providing an
+/// alternative global definition (eg. `Logger& packetLog = myCustomLogger;`)
+extern Logger& packetLog;
+
+}  // namespace mesh