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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...

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
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 20 three-sided shelters (9 USFS, 11 Friends-of-the-Ouachita-Trail) spaced 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

2 total

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Route markers2 waypoints

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.

States traversed

OKAR

Editor's note

Summer (July-September) unsuitable due to heat and water scarcity. OSM parent relation not available.