The City of Launceston Council has closed the Cataract Walk to the public following the collapse of a privately-owned retaining wall at a property on South Esk Road on Friday.
The retaining wall sits above the 1km-long walking track linking Kings Bridge and the Cataract Gorge’s Cliff Grounds.
As a consequence of the wall failure, the Council closed the walkway to the public on Friday and carried out works over the weekend to prevent damage to the track.
“The Council is currently working with engineers to undertake further assessments of the walk way,” it said in a statement today.
The Trevallyn Steps track, between South Esk Road and Kings Bridge, has also been closed to the public.
All other walking tracks in the Cataract Gorge remain open to the public, including the Zig Zag track between Kings Bridge and the First Basin.
The Council says it will provide further updates to the community later this week.
