Ouachita Trail
The Ouachita National Recreation Trail is a 223-mile footpath traversing the Ouachita Mountains from Talimena State Park in Oklahoma to Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock, Arkansas. The lon...
Route geometry pending verification.
We don't yet have an OpenStreetMap relation for this trail. Terminus pins are shown from cited sources; the full polyline will be added after manual GPX verification.
- Length
- 223 mi
- Thru-hike
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- Elev. gain
- —
- States
- 2
About the route
The Ouachita National Recreation Trail is a 223-mile footpath traversing the Ouachita Mountains from Talimena State Park in Oklahoma to Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock, Arkansas. The longest backpacking trail in the Ouachita National Forest, with 21 three-sided shelters every 8-12 miles.
Termini
Terminus A
Talimena State Park, OK
34.6911, -94.4303
Terminus B
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, AR
34.8714, -92.8208
Verified waypoints
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What we don't yet have
We deliberately do not display water sources, resupply towns, shuttle services, or trail-side businesses on this page. Those change every season and an out-of-date pin can be a safety issue, especially on the high-desert and alpine sections of long trails. Use the trail association's published guide, FarOut, or Guthook for that level of detail; verify with rangers before relying on any cached source.
Official sources
Last verified by us: 2026-05-14
Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Reconfirm alerts, permits, and closures with the agency before you go.
Best seasons
States traversed
Editor's note
Summer (July-September) unsuitable due to heat and water scarcity. OSM parent relation not available.