PORTLAND — A winter storm has shut down the Eagle Creek Trail again, only two weeks after it reopened to the public.

The U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday, Jan. 14, the Eagle Creek Trail will be closed until further notice, as crews clear landslides and fallen trees from the popular hiking trail in the Columbia River Gorge.

“The steep slopes and loss of vegetation from the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire throughout the waterfall corridor make the area prone to landslides, rockfall, and debris flows from heavy rains,” the forest service said in a news release on Jan. 14.

Forest officials had reopened the trail Jan. 1, more than three years after it closed due to the Eagle Creek Fire. Hikers had been flocking to the trail in the two weeks since, revisiting its many waterfalls and moss-covered canyons.

The recent storm that blew across Northwest Oregon has hit the Gorge especially hard. A large landslide on Wednesday, Jan. 13, shut down the Historic Columbia River Highway and part of Interstate 84. Several state park sites in the Gorge were also closed because of storm damage and inaccessibility.

State authorities reminded weekend travelers to be cautious as cleanup continued.