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Trail work causes closures in the Smokies

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Trails in the Forney Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park outside Bryson City will be closed this summer for a trail rehabilitation project. 

The work will use mechanized equipment to re-establish trail surface, install drainage features and build log structures. 

Lakeshore Trail from the Tunnel Trailhead to White Oak Branch Trail will be closed through July 23; White Oak Branch Trail will be closed from July 27 through Aug. 20; Forney Creek Trail, from White Oak Branch Trail to Jonas Creek Trail, will be closed Mondays through Thursdays only, Aug. 24 through Sept. 24. 

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