Oklahoma trails · Stay Gold Loop
Stay Gold Loop
A 3.1-mile loop in Oklahoma, with 173 ft of climbing. Reaches Turkey Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 64% of the ascent, between mile 2.1 and mile 3.1. It gives back about 154 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Turkey Mountain (summit)
- Vista Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Ho Chee access. About 13 min drive (8 mi) from Tulsa. 36.08430, -95.99285 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:03 a.m., the sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:15 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.1-mile route takes roughly 1 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:44 a.m. — 10 h 06 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Up Trail + Stay Gold Loop + Wagon Wheel — 1.3 mi loop, 116 ft gain
- Sawblade + Stay Gold Loop + Ridge Trail — 3.0 mi loop, 215 ft gain
- Stay Gold Loop — 3.2 mi loop, 253 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Uhf — 0.0 mi
- Creek Turnpike Trail — 6.3 mi
- Bixhoma Lake Trail — 17.1 mi