🥾 Smokies.LIVE Adventure Center: Visitors can still access John Ownby Cabin and Cataract Falls using alternate route
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Visitors planning a trip to the Sugarlands Visitor Center this week should be aware of a temporary closure affecting a portion of the Fighting Creek Nature Trail.
From Monday, July 20, through Thursday, July 23, crews with Great Smoky Mountains National Park will replace a broken footlog, requiring the clockwise section of the Fighting Creek Nature Trail loop leading toward the John Ownby Cabin to be temporarily closed.
The closure will affect only part of the loop, and park visitors will still be able to reach both the historic John Ownby Cabin and Cataract Falls by using the counterclockwise route. That route begins straight ahead at the intersection of the Fighting Creek Nature Trail and the Cove Mountain Trail.
Despite the temporary closure, access to two of the area’s most popular destinations remains available throughout the construction period.
Park officials expect the trail to fully reopen by Friday, July 24.
Visitors are encouraged to follow posted signs, stay out of closed work areas and allow a little extra time if planning to hike the loop while repairs are underway.
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