A favourite St. John's spot to watch whales and icebergs is officially open to the public once again — even though some scenery lovers ignored barriers and safety warnings during a recent construction period.

The North Head Trail runs behind Signal Hill, taking hikers through the cliffs that run along the Narrows, between the Battery and Cabot Tower.

The North Head Trail has been closed for weeks for construction. (Submitted by Parks Canada)

The popular trail had been closed for weeks for upgrades and construction. According to a Parks Canada release sent Wednesday, the trail is now open.

Now, with the work complete, the trail has two new bridges and six new sets of stairs.

Two of the boards used to keep people out of the section of North Head Trail under construction were removed by hikers, seen to the left of the boardwalk. (Meghan McCabe/CBC)





These are just some of the people we encountered crawling under the barricade to hike the closed section of North Head Trail, turned back by staff. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcnl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbcnl</a> <a href="https://t.co/xAAAJ5vGKv">pic.twitter.com/xAAAJ5vGKv</a> —@McCabeMeg



The work was part of a five-year, $3-billion federal government infrastructure investment program. Parks Canada put up barriers to keep hikers off the trail while crews were completing the work, but some hikers simply walked around them, or scooted under them.The work was part of a five-year, $3-billion federal government infrastructure investment program.

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