Due to their overwhelming popularity and resulting inability to maintain compliance with social-distancing orders, two Cardiff coastal walkways have closed.

The closure of the pedestrian path along the west side of South Highway 101 and the Coastal Rail Trail east of the railroad tracks were announced Wednesday and took effect Thursday. At a meeting Wednesday, City Council members said they wished the city didn’t have to close the walkways and asked city employees to come up with other outdoor exercise options for the city’s frustrated, cooped-up residents.