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The Clear Bay Recreation Area Trail System, located on the south side of Lake Thunderbird in Norman, offers 18.5 miles of hiking trails for hikers and mountain bikers of all skill levels. Each of the five trails is interconnecting, and they can also be hiked on their own as a loop. Beginners are best suited to the 1.5 mile Green Loop and the 1 mile Yellow Loop, while intermediate hikers will be comfortable on the 1.25 mile Red Loop and 4.75 mile Blue Loop. The Gold Loop, which consists of 10 miles of switchbacks, should be left to expert-level hikers only.
Coming from I-40 Exit on Choctaw Road, exit number 166 and go south on Choctaw Road. Take Choctaw Road all the way to the end which is Alameda Dr. Go east on Alameda Drive. The park office is on the north side of the road at the stop sign. Coming from Highway 9 Turn north on 84th Street. Take 84th all the way to the next stop sign, which is Alameda Drive. Turn east on Alameda Dr. and take it all the way to the next stop sign. Park office is located immediately to the north.
