Ouachita Trail
223 mi long · across 2 states · centroid 0 mi from Little Rock
The Ouachita Trail runs 223 miles east-west across the Ouachita Mountains from Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock, Arkansas to Talimena State Park in southeastern Oklahoma. Largely within the Ouachita National Forest, it is unusual among American long-distance trails for running east-west rather than north-south.
- Length
- 223 mi
- Trail type
- Long-distance trail
- Network
- Regional (rwn)
- Centroid nearest city
- Little Rock, AR · 0 mi · ~0 min drive
- Centroid coords
- 34.7465°, -92.2896°
- Official site
- friendsoftheouachita.org
Termini
Eastern terminus: Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Arkansas.
Western terminus: Talimena State Park, Oklahoma.
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Ouachita Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.