In 2012, the Friends set up an endowment to support the program. The Trails Forever program is a partnership established by the Friends of the Smokies and Great Smoky Mountains National Park to fund a permanent, highly skilled trail crew that rehabilitates high-use trails. Trail crews will finish repairs to the tread surface, drainage improvements, construction of trail structures, and removal of tripping hazards such as roots and rocks. The remaining trail work is part of ongoing Trails Forever reconstruction efforts. Trail crews rerouted 200 feet of trail, built and installed a new footlog bridge, and built four new trail structures damaged by the flood. Ramsey Cascades Trail has been closed since part of the trail was washed out during a flood event last summer. The trail and access to Ramsey Cascades will be closed Monday through Thursday to allow trail crews to safely finish ongoing trail rehabilitation. GATLINBURG, Tenn.-Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that as of May 8, Ramsey Cascades Trail and Ramsey Prong Road will be open Friday through Sunday each week, and on federal holidays.