On the west side of Cullman, the route previously descended down into a hollow where it proceeded to cross Vest Creek before climbing up the hollow and rejoining the modern-day routing; this routing was replaced in 2012 with a much straighter bridge across the same creek.
In the western part of Cullman, the old trail went down into a valley, crossed Vest Creek, then climbed back up the hollow before reconnecting with the current path. This route was replaced by a more direct bridge spanning the creek in 2012.