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Chilliwack Parks, Recreation & Culture
SUMMER 2013 CHILLIWACK LEISURE GUIDE
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Parks & Trails
Chilliwack residents have enjoyed
the workout of walking the pathway
constructed along Teskey Road
down to the intersection of Prest
Road and Bailey Road. Building on
this success the City of Chilliwack
constructed 228 stairs along a utility
corridor connecting the lower part of
this pathway to the end of Jinkerson
Road. The pathway is comprised of
two sections with a viewing bench
part of the way up as a way to rest
from what could be deemed as an
aggressive climb.
In keeping with the City’s goal
to look at sustainable options
throughout our operations, the
stairs are made of plastics recycled
from damaged cars. That’s right
it is the bumper, dash, and wiring
from compressed vehicles that
have been imbedded into the
stair timbers. Beside the positive
reusing of this material, it will also
last a very long time, won’t leach
into the soil, won’t rot or degrade
and will resist warping. This will
increase the stairs’ sustainability
thereby reducing the impact on the
environment.
The addition of the staircase
creates a ‘grind’ that offers the
ultimate workout. As indicated in
the accompanying map a route
can start at the intersection of Prest
and Bailey, up the 228 stairs to
Jinkerson. Users can then move
along Jinkerson to Skyline Drive
where they can climb just over
100 concrete stairs to Vista Place.
Vista then connects uphill to Sylvan
Drive. Following Sylvan to the
west users can climb 100 wooden
stairs onto Thom Creek Trail. This
ultimately leads to the challenging
but rewarding climb up to the
summit of Mt. Thom.
Jinkerson
Grind