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 initially went down into a valley, crossed Vest Creek, then ascended back up the valley before reconnecting to the current path. This route was replaced in 2012 with a more direct bridge spanning the creek.