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Popular sightseeing trail at Gutmanis Cave in Sigulda closed due to landslide
BC, Riga, 03.01.2018.Print version
A popular sightseeing trail at Gutmanis Cave in Sigulda has been closed due
to a landslide in Gauja Valley, the Nature Conservation Agency informed LETA.
Martins Ziverts, head of the agency's Vidzeme administration, said that the
landslide had been triggered by natural causes, following heavy rains over the
past several days. There was no construction activity taking place in the area,
and no trees had been felled there.
The upper soil level, along with trees and tree roots, has slid down the
slope between Krimulda Serpentine and Gutmanis Cave, blocking the walking
trail. The trees and rocks will be cleared off the trail once the weather
improves, and fully conclude only next spring.