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 km80–802 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
- OpenStreetMap350.3 km · 5,134 m gain
- OpenStreetMap350.3 km
Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.