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It’s been just a couple of weeks since the River Parks Authority announced that it had incorporated a sandstone stairway into one of its new pedestrian trails on Turkey Mountain.
Now there’s more Turkey Mountain news: Work has begun on the construction of five miles of moderate to difficult multiuse trails at the urban wilderness. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
“These trails were ones that we had hoped to build but didn’t have any funding for, but now we do,” said River Parks’ Ryan Howell, who is overseeing the construction of 25 to 30 miles of new trails on the mountain.
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Phase 1 of the five-phase, multimillion-dollar project initially focused on the construction of 11.5 miles of less difficult multipurpose trails. Howell said River Parks is using funds from the state’s Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust to add five miles of more challenging trails.
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“We kind of built trails that were easy to moderate at first,” he said. “Those are the ones that make the park accessible to everybody, and now we are building ones that are going to allow people to improve their skill level.”
Howell said the new trails are a nod to the many visitors to Turkey Mountain who thrive on more technical and challenging trails.
“They want rocks in their way, and they want it to be a difficult experience, so that is something that the older trails at Turkey Mountain have offered, but the new trails, it’s not something that they offer,” so far, Howell said. “We are going back in, and we are actually making a trail that is both technically challenging but also very sustainable and maintainable.”
The trails project is part of River Parks’ Turkey Mountain Master Plan. Construction of the new trails began in November 2021 and is expected to take at least three more years to complete.
Public and private dollars are being used to fund the new trail system, which Howell estimates will cost approximately $4 million to $7 million.
River Parks has raised approximately $5.1 million for the project, including $2.1 million from the tobacco settlement, and has spent $1.4 million.
Overall, Howell said, about 13 to 14 miles of new trails have been completed.
Phase 2 — which is about half done — will include not only the sandstone stairway along the new pedestrian trail but roughly four miles of dedicated downhill trails for mountain bikers.
Phase 3, to be located south of Turkey Mountain’s lower parking lot, will have a mix of family friendly hiking trails and two to three miles of easy to moderate downhill trails for mountain bikers.
Howell said River Parks officials are still working on the details of Phase 4, which will include a mountain bike skills park as well as hiking and biking trails on 80 acres behind the water tower south of 61st Street.
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Rose Moguin (left) helps her 4-year-old son, Indigo Moguin, navigate a muddy stretch of trail at Turkey Mountain on an unseasonably warm day Thursday, January 2, 2020. Forecasters expect temperatures in the 50s for the next several days. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Rose Moguin (right) hikes with her four-year-old son Indigo Moguin on a rocky stretch of trail at Turkey Mountain on an unseasonably warm day Thursday, January 2, 2020. Forecasters expect temperatures in the 50s for the next several days. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Utility poles rise above Corey Smith as he hikes a stretch of Turkey Mountain’s powerline trail on an unseasonably warm day Thursday, January 2, 2020. Forecasters expect temperatures in the 50s for the next several days. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Corey Smith hikes a stretch of Turkey Mountain’s powerline trail on an unseasonably warm day Thursday, January 2, 2020. Forecasters expect temperatures in the 50s for the next several days. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Corey Smith hikes a stretch of Turkey Mountain’s powerline trail on an unseasonably warm day Thursday, January 2, 2020. Forecasters expect temperatures in the 50s for the next several days. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
MATT BARNARD
Turkey Mountain
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Daniel and Jennifer Eubanks with their children Johnye and Michael begin a hike at Turkey Mountain on Wednesday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
Turkey Mountain
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Kurtis Wilson goes for a walk at Turkey Mountain in Tulsa with Hannah, the dog he is fostering. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Sammy Davidson, rides back home after talking about trails used by mountain bikers, hikers and runners on the west end of the trails at Turkey Mountain Park in south Tulsa on Friday, August 22, 2014. At the time, plans to construct an outlet mall near the park were underway. Davidson has been riding the area for 16 years and is the captain of the Soundpony mountain bike team in Tulsa. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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The area adjacent to Turkey Mountain which was previously targeted for an outlet mall, taken in Tulsa, Okla., on February 2, 2015. Tulsa World file
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Turkey Mountain
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An aerial of Turkey mountain’s fall foliage with River Spirit in the background on Nov 10, 2015. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
TOM GILBERT
Turkey Mountain
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Aerial view of 61st and Highway 75 on Turkey Mountain. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
TOM GILBERT
Turkey Mountain
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The area adjacent to Turkey Mountain which was previously targeted for an outlet mall, taken in Tulsa, Okla., on February 2, 2015. Tulsa World File
Turkey Mountain
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A section of Turkey Mountain by the 61st exit of Interstate 75 South on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
IAN MAULE
Turkey Mountain
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A car drives by a section of Turkey Mountain by the 61st exit of Interstate 75 South on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
IAN MAULE
Turkey Mountain
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The area adjacent to Turkey Mountain which was previously targeted for an outlet mall, taken in Tulsa, Okla., on February 2, 2015. Tulsa World File
Tulsa World
Turkey Mountain
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The area adjacent to Turkey Mountain which was previously targeted for an outlet mall, taken in Tulsa, Okla., on February 2, 2015. Tulsa World File
Turkey Mountain
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A trail runs through the area of Turkey Mountain where a proposed outlet mall was going to be built. Tulsa World File
Turkey Mountain
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One of the foot trails in the area of Turkey Mountain where a proposed outlet mall was going to be built, northeast of the intersection of highway 75 and 61st St. in Tulsa, OK, Dec. 10, 2015. Tulsa World file
Turkey Mountain
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Painted rocks mark where a trail begins off of a service road in the area of Turkey Mountain where a proposed outlet mall was going to be built, northeast of the intersection of highway 75 and 61st St. in Tulsa, OK, Dec. 10, 2015.
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Turkey Mountain
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An aerial of Turkey Mountain’s fall foliage with the Tulsa skyline in the background. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
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Turkey Mountain
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An aerial of Turkey Mountain’s fall foliage with River Spirit Casino in the background. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
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Turkey Mountain
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An aerial of Turkey Mountain’s fall foliage with the Tulsa skyline in the background on Nov 10, 2015. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
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Turkey Mountain
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An aerial view shows Turkey Mountain’s fall foliage. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
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Turkey Mountain
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Fall colors surround a pond at Turkey Mountain in south Tulsa. Tulsa World File
Turkey Mountain
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Fall colors on Turkey Mountain, taken from River Parks near 51st Street in Tulsa, Okla., on November 10, 2015. Tulsa World File
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Turkey Mountain
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Sammy Davidson, rides back home after talking about trails used by mountain bikers, hikers and runners on the west end of the trails at Turkey Mountain Park in south Tulsa on Friday, August 22, 2014. At the time, plans to construct an outlet mall near the park were underway. Davidson has been riding the area for 16 years and is the captain of the Soundpony mountain bike team in Tulsa. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
John Clanton
Turkey Mountain
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A trail on Turkey Mountain surrounded by fall colors, taken in Tulsa, Okla., on November 9,2010. Tulsa World file
Tulsa World file
Turkey Mountain
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Graham, 7, and Greg Konig attempt to start a fire using a piece of wood and friction during BaseCamp Camping and Music Festival at Turkey Mountain on Saturday. The festival was to promote family-friendly camping while bringing awareness to Turkey Mountain. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
IAN MAULE
Turkey Mountain
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An aerial of Turkey mountain’s fall foliage 61st and Riverside in the background on Nov 10, 2015. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
TOM GILBERT
Turkey Mountain
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Children play on rocks Saturday during BaseCamp Camping and Music Festival at Turkey Mountain. The festival was to promote family friendly camping while bringing awareness to Turkey Mountain. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
IAN MAULE
Turkey Mountain
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Qi and Martin Moss set up their tent during BaseCamp Camping and Music Festival at Turkey Mountain on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The festival was to promote family friendly camping while bringing awareness to Turkey Mountain. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
IAN MAULE
Turkey Mountain
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Sisters Olivia Tolbert and Madison Tolbert negotiate the steep terrain to pick up trash near one of the trails as they and other volunteers gather at Turkey Mountain to clean up and prune the wilderness area in Tulsa, OK, Jan. 17, 2015. Tulsa World file
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Volunteers fan out along one of the trails at Turkey Mountain as they clean up trash and prune along the trail system of the wilderness area near 71st and Elwood in Tulsa, OK, Jan. 17, 2015. Tulsa World file
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Tools are ready as volunteers gather at Turkey Mountain before heading out to clean up trash and prune along the trail system of the wilderness area near 71st and Elwood in Tulsa, OK, Jan. 17, 2015.
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An aerial photo shows Turkey Mountain’s fall foliage with the Arkansas River and the Tulsa skyline in the background. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World file
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