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Ouachita National Recreation Trail

Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma / Arkansas

Distance
350.3 km
Elev. gain
10,721 m
Start
Near LeFlore County
Finish
East Terminus - Ouachita Trail

A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.

0 km80802 m above sea level345 km

Ground elevation sampled along the mapped route.

Campsites

  • Rock Garden Shelter
  • Hikers Camp for Winding Stair Campground
  • Pashubbe Shelter
  • State Line Shelter
  • Black Fork Mountain Shelter
  • Turner Gap Shelter
  • Fiddler Creek Shelter
  • John Archer Shelter
  • Big Branch Shelter
  • Blue Mountain Shelter
  • Big Bear Shelter
  • Moonshine Shelter
  • Oak Mountain Shelter
  • Brown's Creek Shelter
  • Red Bluff
  • Scott Tarvin

Water sources

  • Red Spring
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring
  • Chalybeate Spring

Summits & passes

  • Rockhouse Mountain
  • Blowout Mountain
  • Suck Mountain
  • Rocky Creek Mountain
  • Big Round Top Mountain
  • McGill Mountain
  • Curtis Mountain
  • Sandlick Mountain
  • White Oak Mountain
  • Chinquapin Mountain
  • Pinnacle Mountain

Common questions

How long is the Ouachita National Recreation Trail?
The Ouachita National Recreation Trail is 350.3 km (217.7 miles).
How much elevation gain does the Ouachita National Recreation Trail have?
The Ouachita National Recreation Trail has about 10,721 m (35,174 ft) of total climbing, measured along Far's route for the trail.
Where does the Ouachita National Recreation Trail start and finish?
The Ouachita National Recreation Trail runs between Near LeFlore County and East Terminus - Ouachita Trail.
Is there water on the Ouachita National Recreation Trail?
Far's catalog records 3 mapped water sources along the Ouachita National Recreation Trail, including Red Spring, Tan-A-Hill Spring and Chalybeate Spring. Seasonal flow varies and mapped sources can run dry — check current conditions with the land manager before relying on any of them.

Sources

Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.