An abundance of hungry bears has forced the closure of some popular trails in in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including one near the Sugarlands Visitor Center.
The cautionary step comes in a year when multiple bear incidents have been reported in and around the park, including an Oct. 22 incident in which a bear burst into a cabin and attacked a man in nearby Gatlinburg.
Closed trails include “the Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center, and also the Twin Creeks Trail between Gatlinburg and the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center,” park officials said in a news release.
