Chester Park Hiking
This 2.0 mile trail is challenging and can take over two hours to hike. Take Chester Park Drive or Chester Parkway to Skyline Boulevard to begin at the top of the trail. This 2.5 mile loop trail is somewhat steep and often wet and is considered challenging. If you want to start at the base of the hill begin at 14th Ave. E. and 4th Street. Station 7 is about one block above 4th Street on the East side of the Creek.
Chester Creek is in view from the hiking trail most of the time and is a main characteristic of the park. The creek's steep banks prevented the removal of some mature trees during the 20th century from loggers. Consequently, there are specimens in the park that are more than 100 years old.
The trails provide hikers a variety of scenery with the different plants and animals within the park. The Box Elder trees' seeds come in winged pairs which attract birds and wild life in the fall. The Green Ash tree is often planted as an ornamental and the wood is used in furniture because of its hardness and straight grain. Its seeds are also an important food source for the local critters.