Ouachita Trail Hikes

USFS Ouachita Trail Map (Excludes Eastern End)

The Ouachita Trail is a 223-mile trail that runs from Talimena State Park in Oklahoma to Pinnacle Mountain State Park in Arkansas. The vast majority of it is in the Ouachita National Forest. You can learn more at the FoOT website here.
The list is broken down by Section. It follows the 10 Section divisions in Tim Ernst’s Ouachita Trail Guide.
You can download a detailed USFS trail map (3.6 MB) here. (Note: the USFS map does not include the eastern end. Also it divides the trail into segments that don’t correspond with the Tim Ernst Sections.)
I have subdivided each Section into subsections and added my own labels (e.g., “01-A” is the first subsection in Section 01). Each subsection is between 1 and 4 miles long. The subdivisions are generally based on those on the FoOT trail conditions page.
I added a post link, subsection length, difficulty rating, and date for each subsection I hiked.
The stated lengths are based on my gps calculations. Obviously, if you are hiking a segment out and back (as I usually do), you must double the length.
As of August 2011, I have hiked about 30% of the trail. I hope to eventually hike it all.

Foliage on 01DE of Ouachita Trail

Label	Begin	End	Description	County	Hiked On	Length (miles)	Difficulty (1=Easy; 5=Most Difficult)
01-A	0	2.4	Talimena SP to Potato Hill Vista Spur	LeFlore, OK	9-29-2009	2.5	5
01-B	2.4	5.8	Potato Hill Vista spur to FR 6010	LeFlore, OK	10-10-2009	3.5	3
01-C	5.8	8.0	FR 6010 to Deadman's Gap TH	LeFlore, OK	9-5-2009	2.2	4
01-D/E1	8.0	13.0	Deadman's Gap TH to MM 13	LeFlore, OK	5-29-2010	5.3	4
01- E2/F/G/H	13.0	19.9	MM 13 to Cedar Branch to Rock Glacier to W. Horsethief Trail to Horsethief Springs	LeFlore, OK	4-23-2011	5.6	4
01-I	19.9	21.7	Horsethief Springs to FR 6014	LeFlore, OK	8-30-2009	1.5	2
01-J	21.7	23.7	FR 6014 to Winding Stair TH	LeFlore, OK	8-29-2009	1.9	3

View of Ouachita Mountains from Queen Wilhelmina State Park Lodge

Label	Begin	End	Description	County	Hiked On	Length (miles)	Difficulty (1=Easy; 5=Most Difficult)
02-A1	23.7	25.8	Winding Stair TH to East Summit to Hiker Campsite (Saddle)	LeFlore, OK	4-5-2010	2.5	5
02-A2	25.8	28.3	Hiker Campsite (Saddle) to FR 6023	LeFlore, OK
02-B	28.3	30.5	FR 6023 to Hwy 259	LeFlore, OK	9-5-2009 (not posted yet)
02-C	30.5	34.3	Hwy 259 to Pashubbe TH	LeFlore, OK	2-12-2011	3.8	3
02-DE	34.3	39.2	Pashubbe TH to Wilton Mountain to Kiamichi River TH (FR 6031)	LeFlore, OK	04-16-2011	4.8	5
02-F	39.2	42	Kiamichi River TH to Mile 42	LeFlore, OK
02-G	42	44	Mile 42 to Mile 44	LeFlore, OK
02-H	44	46.3	Mile 44 to AR State Line	LeFlore, OK
02-I	46.3	47.8	AR State Line to FR 514	Polk, AR
02-J	47.8	51.6	FR 514 to Pioneer Cemetery to Queen Wilhelmina SP	Polk, AR	5-22-2010	3.7	3

View of Ouachita Mountains Near Queen Wilhelmina State Park

Label	Begin	End	Description	County	Hiked On	Length (miles)	Difficulty (1=Easy; 5=Most Difficult)
03-AB	51.6	54.1	Queen Wilhelmina to Talimena Scenic Drive	Polk, AR	2009-12-05	2.5	3
03-CD	54.1	56.7	Talimena Scenic Drive to 270 TH	Polk, AR	2009-12-31	2.6	5
03-E	56.7	58.5	270 TH to Eagle Gap/Clear Fork	Polk, AR
03-FG	58.5	63	Eagle Gap to MM 63	Polk, AR	2011-06-18	4.3	5
03-HI	63	68.1	MM 63 to MM 66 to Foran Gap/Hwy 71	Polk, AR	2011-05-07	4.9	5

Ouachita Trail 04-F on East Fourche Mountain

Label	Begin	End	Description	County	Hiked On	Length (miles)	Difficulty (1=Easy; 5=Most Difficult)
04-A	68.1	69.7	Foran Gap/Hwy 71 to 278E	Polk, AR
04-B	69.7	74.2	278E to Tan-a-Hill Gap	Polk, AR
04-C	74.2	77	Tan-a-Hill Gap to Mile 77	Polk, AR
04-D	77	79.9	Mile 77 to Turner Creek Gap	Polk, AR
04-E	79.9	81	Turner Creek Gap to Mile 81	Polk, AR
04-F	81	85.5	Mile 81 to FR 76A	Polk, AR	2011-07-31	4.7	3
04-G1	85.5	88.2	FR 76A to FR 48	Polk/Scott/Montgomery, AR
04-G2	88.2	90.3	FR 48 to FR 813	Scott/Montgomery, AR	2010-03-20	2.1	3
04-H	90.3	93	FR 813 to Mile 93	Montgomery, AR
04-I	93	94.5	Mile 93 to Big Brushy Campground	Montgomery, AR