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On-trail landmarks

Ouachita Trail landmarks and waypoints

16 named places in 7 trail sections, ordered by approximate route mile. Use the category filters on the permit map to see these same points in Map, 3D and Explore in 3D.

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Section 1

Talimena State Park – Queen Wilhelmina

  1. Talimena State Park

    ≈ MI 0

    ≈ 1,024 FT · 34.78427, -94.95357

    Western trail start

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  2. Winding Stair Mountains

    ≈ MI 17.5

    High Ouachita ridge

    Peaks & views
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  3. Rich Mountain

    ≈ MI 46.3

    ≈ 2,609 FT · 34.69161, -94.43695

    Prominent western Ouachita summit

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  4. Queen Wilhelmina State Park

    ≈ MI 51.6

    ≈ 2,569 FT · 34.68461, -94.36917

    Major high-country stop

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Section 2

Queen Wilhelmina – Big Brushy

  1. Black Fork Mountain Wilderness

    ≈ MI 66

    Remote high ridge

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  2. Foran Gap

    ≈ MI 68.1

    ≈ 1,410 FT · 34.68178, -94.18022

    Major section landmark

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Section 3

Big Brushy – Hwy 27

  1. Ouachita National Forest interior

    ≈ MI 102.2

    Remote folded mountain terrain

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  2. Brushy Mountain

    ≈ MI 115.2

    Long wooded ridge

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Section 4

Hwy 27 – Hwy 298

  1. Fourche Mountain

    ≈ MI 138.5

    High central Ouachita ridge

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  2. Story Creek valley

    ≈ MI 148.4

    Common overnight corridor

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Section 5

Hwy 298 – Hwy 7

  1. Blue Mountain

    ≈ MI 165

    ≈ 2,616 FT · 34.68637, -94.04766

    Rocky ridge section

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  2. Big Bear / Moonshine shelter corridor

    ≈ MI 173

    Dense shelter cluster

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Section 6

Hwy 7 – USFS Boundary

  1. Lake Maumelle views

    ≈ MI 186.9

    Large reservoir near Little Rock

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  2. Flatside Pinnacle

    ≈ MI 194.3

    ≈ 1,540 FT · 34.87305, -92.91054

    One of the trail's best viewpoints

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Section 7

USFS Boundary – Pinnacle Mountain State Park

  1. Ouachita foothills east

    ≈ MI 210

    Transition toward Little Rock

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  2. Pinnacle Mountain

    ≈ MI 217.4

    ≈ 303 FT · 34.84160, -92.49497

    Distinctive summit at trail's eastern end

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