Tag: Ouachita National Forest

Hiking trail posts in the Ouachita National Forest. The forest runs from LeFlore County, Oklahoma to central Arkansas. Also check out this Ouachita National Forest Trails Page.

Cedar Lake Trail Fall Pics (Ouachita Forest)

Cedar Lake Trail, Ouachita National Forest

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 […]

Cedar Lake Trail (Ouachita Forest) – 3 mi

Cedar Lake Trail, along the north shore, Ouachita National Forest

[Note: Major work has been done recently at the Cedar Lake Recreation Area. Check with the Forest Service for info about trail conditions. Check here for updates.] The Cedar Lake Trail at the Cedar Lake Recreation Area in the Ouachita National Forest (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) is a pretty easy 2.8-mile loop with lots of great views of […]

Caney Creek Trail – West (Ouachita Forest) – 11 mi (o&b)

Caney Creek

The western part of the Caney Creek Trail is a wonderfully scenic hike through the Ouachita National Forests’s Caney Creek Wilderness. It is a hike of 11.4 miles (5.7 miles each way) and has 22 wet crossings (11 miles each way), but it is well worth the effort. The Caney Creek Trail runs 9 miles from […]

Katy Falls Video (Ouachita Forest)

Katy Falls and Katy Creek. It is accessible from a spur near the west end of the Buckeye Trail.

Katy Falls in the Caney Creek Wilderness is a cool 12-foot waterfall in a beautiful little cove by the west end of the Buckeye Trail. It is in the Ouachita National Forest, near Shady Lake, southeast of Mena. The waterfall is on a spur near where the Buckeye Trail joins the Caney Creek Trail. Also nearby […]

Caney Creek Trail Cascade Video (Ouachita Forest)

Back in April, I got to hike the west part of the Caney Creek Trail in the Ouachita National Forest’s Caney Creek Wilderness (Polk County, Arkansas). I hiked it from the west trailhead near the Cossatot River over to the trail’s juncture with the Buckeye Trail, a distance of 5.7 miles, and then back for […]

Tall Peak Trail Pics (Ouachita Forest)

Tall Peak Trail, view from one of the vistas near the top (facing southeast). (Panoramic.)

Tall Peak Trail is one of the cool trails near Shady Lake in the Ouachita National Forest, southeast of Mena, Arkansas. The trail is just 3.1 miles each way (for a total hike of 6.2 miles), but it is a challenging climb. The elevation difference between the high and low points is nearly 1,200 feet. […]