It is with great pleasure and an honor to announce that construction of the Lake View Lodge Mountain Bicycle & Hiking Trail is completed! With two pieces of machinery (SWECO and mini excavator) and a crew of 4, Arrowhead Trails Incorporated (Salida, Colorado) completed the project in just three weeks. A great many thanks to Tony, Dave, Luke and Dustin, these guys did an incredible job.

Mountain bicyclists and hikers will find 5-6 total miles of trail to enjoy. There are three loops to choose from with each getting progressively longer. This is a stacked loop system and the trailhead can be found on the west side of the Lake View Lodge’s parking lot. The smallest loop is just under one half mile in distance, while the medium loop is just over one and one half mile, and the longest loop is pushing 4 miles. Trail users will also find that portions of the Indian Nations Trail have been improved while other sections will no longer be used. Portions of the Indian Nations that will no longer be used will not be maintained thus allowing for the old trail to reclaim itself.

This trail project was made possible through a cooperative partnership between the United States Army Corp of Engineers and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, and funding was made possible with grant monies through the Oklahoma Recreational Trails Program.

Preliminary Beavers Bend Trail Map (05/18/05) - PDF format

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

Charles Duke
Off-Road Trails Advisor, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Oklahoma IMBA Representative
OEF member

View from a room at the lodge...

SWECO, 4' wide blade...

Trail head for the stacked loop system. Enter to the left and exit to the right...

This lake view is located on the large loop...

Mini excavator, great for working on areas with a large back-slop...

Large loop - Indian Nations Trail connect. A trail user can choose to continue on the loop back to the lodge or get on an existing/improved section of the Indian Nations Trail. This will take one to Carson Creek Rd where the INT ends at it's Northern most reach...

Various trail pics from here on...

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