Alum Cave Trail Gets A Facelift

GATLINBURG — Last week was a good one for the work crew on the Alum Cave Trail. The new stairway through Arch Rock received some finishing touches, and closer to the trailhead, crews took advantage of the dry weather to fill in mud holes with gravel manufactured on site by breaking large rocks with sledgehammers.

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