he National Park Service has issued an immediate, temporary closure for three major shelters along the Appalachian Trail corridor within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The decision comes in response to heightened, aggressive black bear activity in the backcountry, prompting officials to urge hikers to alter their itineraries and bypass these high-risk areas entirely.
The targeted closures affects Mollies Ridge Shelter (NOBO Mile 178), Russell Field Shelter (NOBO Mile 181), and Icewater Springs Shelter (NOBO Mile 211). …
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