Forest Service Temporarily Closes Portions of the Owl
Creek Horse Trail System
(Double Springs, Ala.) September 16, 2014 –
A U.S. Forest
Service trail improvement project has temporarily closed portions of the Owl Creek Horse
Trail System on the Bankhead National Forest. For the next six months, portions of the Key
Mill Loop that leads out of the Owl Creek Horse Camp along
Forest Service Road 262 will be closed to the public for maintenance.
The trail improvement project will address
important concerns regarding public safety and damages to soil and water resources
along the trail system. Signs will be posted at
the Owl Creek and Pine Torch trailheads to indicate which section
of the Owl Creek Horse Trail System has re-opened.
“The safety of our forest users is
always a priority, said Dave Casey, district ranger of the Bankhead National Forest. “Heavy equipment on the closed
sections of trails could create a safety hazard for trail users. We’re asking
the public to be patient during essential trail maintenance work.”
For more information about the
trail closures, please contact the Bankhead Ranger District at (205) 489-5111
or visit “Know Before You Go” at www.fs.usda.gov/alabama to learn current forest conditions.
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