Grand Gap Loop to be Temporarily Closed on September 28 Morning Due to Special Event

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 30, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

The 20th Annual Big South Fork 17.5 Mile and 10k Trail Race will be Sept. 28, 2013, beginning at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). It will start and end at the John Litton /General Slaven Trailhead. Due to the anticipated foot traffic on the Grand Gap Loop Trail, it will be closed to bicycle riders until noon on September 28.

For more information, please contact Tish Neal by calling (423) 569-2404, extension 267.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service