The starting 2.4-mile Ouachita Trail segment from Talimena State Park to the Potato Hill Vista (mile point 0.0 to 2.4) has some nice scenic areas and quite a bit of climbing. The net elevation change is about 850 feet.
I like rocky areas and hills. As with much of Winding Stair Mountain, quite a bit of the trail is rocky, something that I think makes the trail more interesting.
Check out this post for my full profile of this segment.
These are some additional photos I took on my September 12, 2015 hike.
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Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur
Ouachita Trail around .9, prior to the Military Road Trail junction.
Hillside a little ways up from the Military Road Trail junction.
This is in the fairly level area around 1.5.
Another shot in the more level area around 1.5.
In the higher elevation area near 2.0.
Boulder field not far from the Potato Hill Vista
South-facing view from the Potato Hill Vista on the Talimena Scenic Drive (Highway 1)
Panoramic shot from the Potato Hill Vista. Just take the .1-mile spur to get to the Vista.
This is the spur from the OT over to the Potato Hill Vista.
In the final climbing area, not far from the boulder fields.
In the uphill climbing area past the Military Road Trail junction.
A short road trace section, uphill from the Military Road Trail junction.
Junction of the Military Road Trail. The Ouachita Trail continue on to the right.
Ouachita Trail – hilly area prior to the Military Road Trail junction.
The beginning and western end of the Ouachita Trail, Talimena State Park.
Last revised: 3-23-2020.