Trails in Ouachita National Forest
Ouachita National Forest publishes 173 named trails totalling 878 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. Pages here cover 52 of them, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. The forest marks one with a national designation. Trails here enter 4 wilderness areas.
Ouachita National Forest official page ↗ · Ouachita National Forest on Wilderness Atlas ↗
By use
The Forest Service trail layer lists allowed uses as not available for every trail in this forest.
Wilderness areas these trails enter
- Caney Creek Wilderness 5 trails
- Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness 1 trail
- Flatside Wilderness 1 trail
- Black Fork Mountain Wilderness 1 trail
All 173 trails, longest first
| Trail | Miles | Class | Allowed uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita NRTNational Recreation TrailUpper Kiamichi River Wilderness | 192.5 | ||
| Bear Creek Equestrian Trail | 58.4 | ||
| Lake Ouachita Vista Trail | 38 | ||
| Viles Branch | 26 | ||
| Womble Trail South | 25.8 | ||
| Sugar Creek Multi-Use Trail | 25.3 | ||
| Fourche Mountain Trail | 20.4 | ||
| Belle Starr Multiuse Trail | 18.7 | ||
| Choctaw Nation Trail | 18.5 | ||
| Possum Kingdom Bike Ride | 17.2 | ||
| Bear Creek - Middle Loop | 13.2 | ||
| Bear Creek - Tower Loop | 13 | ||
| Boardstand | 12.8 | ||
| Little Missouri North | 12.5 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1008 | 12.1 | ||
| Womble Trail North | 12 | ||
| Bear Creek - East Loop | 11.3 | ||
| Beech Cr - Blue Bouncer | 10.8 | ||
| Bear Creek - West Loop | 10.5 | ||
| Caney CreekCaney Creek Wilderness | 9.8 | ||
| Athens-Big Fork North | 9.7 | ||
| Wildcat Mtn. Trail | 8.8 | ||
| Old Military Road | 8 | ||
| Beech Cr - Walnut Mountain | 7.9 | ||
| Rich MountainAccessible | 7.9 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1009 | 7.5 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1005 | 7.3 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1006 | 7.1 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1002 | 6.5 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 3 | 6.3 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1004C | 6.3 | ||
| Horsethief Springs Trail | 6.1 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1001A | 5.8 | ||
| Little Blakely - South Loop | 5.7 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1003 | 5.7 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1004 | 5.5 | ||
| Possum Kingdom - 83C | 5.4 | ||
| Choctaw Nation - North Spur | 5.1 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 1 | 4.8 | ||
| C.creek - Buckeye MtnCaney Creek Wilderness | 4.7 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 8 | 4.7 | ||
| Beech Cr - Beech Creek Trail | 4.6 | ||
| Beech Cr - Turkey Snout | 4.6 | ||
| Black Fork MountainBlack Fork Mountain Wilderness | 4.6 | ||
| Horsethief - Goldville Divide | 4.4 | ||
| Hunts Loop | 4.4 | ||
| Beech Cr - Blue Bouncer Spur | 4.3 | ||
| Billy Creek | 4.2 | ||
| Charlton Trail | 4.2 | ||
| Little Blakely - North Loop | 4.1 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 6 West | 4.1 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1001 | 4.1 | ||
| Hole in the Ground Mtn. Trail | 3.7 | ||
| Brushy Creek | 3.6 | ||
| Little Blakely - M H Loop | 3.5 | ||
| Possum Kingdom - 83A | 3.5 | ||
| Sugar Creek M.u.t. - 97C | 3.4 | ||
| Sugar Creek Hiking Trail | 3.3 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 6 East | 3.3 | ||
| C.creek - Tall PeakCaney Creek Wilderness | 3.2 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 2 | 3.1 | ||
| Shady LakeCaney Creek Wilderness | 3 | ||
| Cedar Lake | 2.9 | ||
| Earthquake Ridge | 2.8 | ||
| Fourche Mtn - Turner Cr East | 2.8 | ||
| Sugar Creek M.u.t. - 97A | 2.8 | ||
| Little Blakely - R R Loop | 2.7 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1007 | 2.7 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 510 | 2.3 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1006A | 2.3 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 614 | 2.2 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1004A | 2.2 | ||
| Billy Creek West | 2 | ||
| Rocky Shoals Spur Trail | 1.9 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1005A | 1.9 | ||
| Little Blakely - Glades Loop | 1.8 | ||
| Rockhouse | 1.8 | ||
| Sugar Creek M.u.t. - 97E | 1.8 | ||
| Hickory Nut Lakeside Trail | 1.7 | ||
| Sugar Creek M.u.t. - 97D | 1.7 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1006B | 1.7 | ||
| Billy Creek Spur | 1.6 | ||
| Brushy Mountain | 1.6 | ||
| Hickory Nut Vista Trail | 1.6 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1004B | 1.6 | ||
| Athens-Bigfork South | 1.5 | ||
| Mauldin Trail | 1.5 | ||
| Possum Kingdom - 83B | 1.5 | ||
| Sugar Creek M.u.t. - 97B | 1.5 | ||
| Fourche Mtn - Turner Creek | 1.3 | ||
| Little Pines | 1.3 | ||
| Locust Mountain | 1.3 | ||
| Mountain Top | 1.3 | ||
| Serendipity Trail | 1.3 | ||
| Fourche Mtn - Rock Creek | 1.2 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 313 | 1.2 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 510A | 1.2 | ||
| E.ridge - Settler Loop | 1.1 | ||
| Mountain Top Trail | 1.1 | ||
| Wolf Pen 95 | 1.1 | ||
| Bluff Mtn | 1 | ||
| E.ridge - Southern Loop | 1 | ||
| Lovit - Eagle Vista Spur | 1 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 836 | 0.9 | ||
| Boardsrtand Spur | 0.8 | ||
| Cedar Lk Eq Camp Access Trail | 0.8 | ||
| Chinquapin Mtn Spur | 0.8 | ||
| Danville City Park Trail/Loop | 0.8 | ||
| Danville Mountain TrailAccessible | 0.8 | ||
| E.ridge - Fern Loop | 0.8 | ||
| E.ridge - Inner Loop | 0.8 | ||
| Kerr - Soil and You | 0.8 | ||
| Kerr - Struggle for Survival | 0.8 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 624 | 0.8 | ||
| Crystal Trail | 0.7 | ||
| Kerr - Arboretum | 0.7 | ||
| Lake Sylvia Loop | 0.7 | ||
| Onrt -Potter Shelter Spur 1B | 0.7 | ||
| Ouachita NRT Spur | 0.7 | ||
| Prayer of the Woods Trail | 0.7 | ||
| Belle Starr M.u.t. - C | 0.6 | ||
| Belle Starr M.u.t. - E | 0.6 | ||
| Clearfork LakeAccessible | 0.6 | ||
| Lake Sylvia Spur | 0.6 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1008A | 0.6 | ||
| Chinquapin Loop | 0.5 | ||
| Crystal Scenic | 0.5 | ||
| Friendship TrailAccessible | 0.5 | ||
| Macedonia Pond | 0.5 | ||
| Ottis Morris Trail | 0.5 | ||
| Valuable Forest | 0.5 | ||
| Wildlife Loop | 0.5 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 300 | 0.5 | ||
| Wolf Pen Gap 826 | 0.5 | ||
| Womble Trail Cutoff | 0.5 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1008B | 0.5 | ||
| Belle Starr M.u.t. - B | 0.4 | ||
| Caddo Pond | 0.4 | ||
| Camp Ouachita Trail | 0.4 | ||
| E.ridge - Carriage Trail | 0.4 | ||
| E.ridge - Orchard TrailAccessible | 0.4 | ||
| Horsethief - Hilltop | 0.4 | ||
| Jack Creek Overlook | 0.4 | ||
| Old Pine | 0.4 | ||
| Onrt - Panarama Vista Spur | 0.4 | ||
| Trees of the ForestAccessible | 0.4 | ||
| Womble - Fulton Branch Spur | 0.4 | ||
| Blowout Spur Trail | 0.3 | ||
| Danville Mtn Nature LoopAccessible | 0.3 | ||
| Lovit - Fire Tower Spur | 0.3 | ||
| Lovit - Holly Spur | 0.3 | ||
| Flatside Pinnacle | 0.2 | ||
| Friendship Trail - Pond TrailAccessible | 0.2 | ||
| Jack Creek Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Lovit - Denby Point Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Lovit - Thompkins Bend Spur | 0.2 | ||
| North Fork Pinnacle | 0.2 | ||
| Onrt - Potato Hill Vista Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Rifle Range Pond | 0.2 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1009A | 0.2 | ||
| 45 Spur | 0.1 | ||
| C.creek - Katy FallsCaney Creek Wilderness | 0.1 | ||
| Cedar Glade Loop Trail | 0.1 | ||
| Horsethief - Snake Mtn East | 0.1 | ||
| Iron SpringsAccessible | 0.1 | ||
| Onrt - Flatside Spur 1A | 0.1 | ||
| Sugar Creek M.u.t. - 97F | 0.1 | ||
| Wsm Eq - 1003A | 0.1 | ||
| Mountain Top Spur | 0.1 | ||
| Serendipity Spur | 0.1 | ||
| Belle Starr M.u.t. - A | 0.1 | ||
| Belle Starr M.u.t. - D | 0.1 | ||
| Serendipity Pond Trail | under 0.1 |
Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.
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