Arklahoma Hiker
This 4.8 mile Ouachita Trail Section 2 segment (9.6 miles out and back) just to the east of the Winding Stair National Recreation Area (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) climbs over Wilton Mountain, an offshoot of Rich Mountain. As an out-and-back hike, it’s quite vigorous with 2,100 feet of total ascent. It has some beautiful views from Wilton […]
This 2.2-mile segment of Section 1 of the Ouachita Trail (Ouachita Forest, LeFlore County, Oklahoma) runs from Forest Road 6010 (about mile point 5.8) to Deadman’s Gap (mile point 8.0). At that point, the OT crosses the Talimena Scenic Drive (Highway 88) over to the north side of Winding Stair Mountain. This is a pretty cool stretch […]
This is a 3.4-mile segment of the Ouachita Trail from the Horsethief Springs junction to the Winding Stair Trailhead. It’s a scenic walk along the north side of Winding Stair Mountain that, for the most part, is not very difficult. The Tim Ernst mileage for this segment is mile point 19.9 to 23.7. By my […]
This 3.5-mile Section 1 segment of the Ouachita Trail heads from the Potato Hill Vista spur to Forest Road 6010 – approximate mile points of 2.4 to 5.8. This segment is moderately challenging and has several very nice south-facing vista views. I recently hiked the segment by starting at the Potato Hill Vista and heading […]
This is where the Ouachita Trail starts. This vigorous 2.4-mile Section 1 segment goes from the western trailhead at Talimena State Park (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) to the spur for the Potato Hill Vista. It is mostly on Winding Stair Mountain.
The Cedar Lake Trail in the Ouachita National Forest (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) is an enjoyable and scenic 2.8-mile trail making a loop around the lake. There is a bit of climbing here and there, but it is pretty easy overall. My full summary of the trail with pics from my November 8, 2014 hike is […]