A new segment of the Chambers Creek Canyon Trail in University Place will open to the public next month, just as the weather is getting nicer.
When construction is completed in August, there will be approximately 1.17 miles of new trail added to the Chambers Creek Canyon hiking area, Pierce County public information officer Andriana Fletcher told The News Tribune on Wednesday. Updates include a new 2,000-foot boardwalk, timber bridges and timber stairs that connect to the trailhead at Zircon Drive Southwest in Lakewood, she said.
The first section of the new trail segment near Peach Creek will open in May, with another section opening in June, Fletcher said…