
Chilliwack’s newest hillside trail, park opens on Vedder Mountain Road
CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack’s newest hillside park, Qoqó:lem Park, containing uphill trails, picnic benches, and day use areas, has officially opened at 45076 Vedder Mountain Road.
On city-owned land of nearly 70 acres, Qoqó:lem Park consists of multi-use trails, a parking lot, a porta-potty at the trailhead, and a day use area located four kilometres uphill from the parking area. The day use area offers benches, picnic tables, and information kiosks to curious hikers. The total length of the new trail measures about four kilometres. The trail has approximately 60 switchbacks and an elevation gain of approximately 290 metres. The minimum width of the trail at any point is 1.8 metres. There are also picnic benches within a short walk of the trailhead/parking lot area.

Chilliwack City Council awarded the contract for construction of the trail at its meeting on July 19, 2022, and less than a year later, contracting crews have finished their work carving paths into Vedder Mountain.