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Route: Ouachita Trail (OK, AR)

Location
Oklahoma, US
Arkansas, US
Description

The Ouachita National Recreation Trail stretches 223 miles through the Ouachita Mountains, from Talimena State Park in Oklahoma to Pinnacle Mountain State Park in Arkansas. More information and maps are available from the Friends of the Ouachita Trail (FoOT) and from the U.S. Forest Service Ouachita National Forest site.

Back in 1991, Bill Laster of Bailey, CO, did the the OT in 5d2h23m. The same year, Lou Peyton and Jim Schuler did the route in a slightly slower time, 5d8h7m.

FKTs

Images
Ouachita Trail map
along the Ouachita Trail
This route on the old FKT site
http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/thread/27/ouachita-trail-ar

Comments

Mornin’ Joe
Mon, 04/09/2018 - 07:33pm

Hello all,
I am planning to fastpack the Ouachita Trail unsupported starting April 22nd 2018. My route will be east/west from Pinnacle Mountain State Park to Talimena State Park. It will be tracked and documented to get an unsupported FKT for this trail on the boards. It will be a beautiful walk if the weather gods are smiling!
Isaac Mornin' Joe Robinson

Mornin’ Joe
Mon, 06/18/2018 - 10:17pm

I hiked half the trail in cool weather and intermittent rain but called it off at Highway 27 due to swelling high ankle sprains. Flatside Wilderness is beautiful and I’ll have to try it again when the weather cools and the ticks are gone. Unsupported FKT stands unclaimed.