Pathfinder Parkway

Pathfinder Parkway is a 12-mile walking, jogging and biking trail that traverses Bartlesville, OK.

This 12 mile paved pathway, for walking, jogging and biking, runs mostly along the Caney River and Turkey Creek, connecting Johnstone Park, Robinwood Park, Jo Allyn Lowe Park, Sooner Park, , Bartlesville High School, the Wesleyan Church, and Eastland Shopping Center, at the corner of Hwy 75 and Frank Phillips Blvd.

Joel Smith originally planned for Pathfinder to run along both sides of the Caney River and to connect to Circle Mountain, and while currently only 12 miles have been built, work continues with the recently opened connection from Jo Allyn Lowe Park to the Colonial Estates Addition.

Timeline

* Conceived of by Joel Smith
* The pathway was built in 1976.
* Bridge rebuilt in 1996.
* Extended in 1999
* Part of the path was rebuilt in 2006 for the extension of Silver Lake road from Adams Road to Frank Phillips Road.

External links

* [http://www.cityofbartlesville.org/page.php?page=1131 Bartlesville Park Dept.]
* [http://www.nationaltrust.org/dozen_distinctive_destinations/bartlesville.html National Trust article on Bartlesville]
* [http://www.suttoncenter.org/trail.html George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center] This non-profit research and conservation organization installed 12 full color, interpretive signs along two miles of the trail north of Jo Allyn Lowe Park describing birds that can be seen along the trail.
* [http://www.bartlesvillehistory.com/online_main.html Bartlesville Timeline]
* [http://www.bartlesvilleparks.com/Pages/pathfinder1.html Friends of the Parks] map of the paths.
* [http://www.bartlesvillepedalers.com/ Bartlesville Peddlers] Bicycles are frequent users of the path.