By Mike Newman, on May 10, 2011 
This stretch of the Ouachita Trail (which I call “01-B”) is about 3.5 miles long (7.0 miles out and back). It is close to the beginning of the Ouachita Trail. It is on Winding Stair Mountain in LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
I hiked it back on October 10, 2009. For some reason, I cannot find any photos I took at that time.
But I wanted to go ahead and do a post with the gpx map and elevation profile.
Foliage on segment 01-C of the Ouachita Trail.
Approximate Elevation Profile Based on GPS Data (Going East to West)
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By Mike Newman, on April 30, 2011 
Cedar Branch – Ouachita Trail
You may remember from this post that last May I tried hiking on the Ouachita Trail from Deadman’s Gap east to Cedar Branch on Winding Stair Mountain in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. The segment I was trying to do is about 5.5 miles, but I wasn’t able to make it much past mile marker 13.
I think my being on antibiotics played a role in my not making it to Cedar Branch that day. I got very overheated and queasy. It seemed like heat exhaustion.
I climbed my way through the brush up to Highway 1 (Talimena Highway), and my girlfriend thankfully came and took me to my car. (I refer to the parts I completed as “01D” and “01E1.”)
This past Saturday, my goal was to finish Section 1.
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By Mike Newman, on April 17, 2011 
View from Wilton Mountain – Ouachita Trail 02-DE
My hike yesterday on the Wilton Mountain part of the Ouachita Trail (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) was pretty exciting for me. It was the longest hike I have done (9.6 miles, out and back), and it had the most ascent (combined total of 2100 feet) I have hiked in one day.
I thought it was a very enjoyable (but demanding) hike.
Approximate Elevation Profile Based on GPS Data
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By Mike Newman, on April 10, 2011 
View from Billy Creek Trail (North Loop)
There are two Billy Creek Trail loops. (The Billy Creek Trail is on Winding Stair Mountain, LeFlore County, Oklahoma, in the Ouachita National Forest.) My post on the south loop is here.
The south loop is a 7.3-mile hike with 600 feet in elevation change. It starts with a spur near the Billy Creek Campground.
The north loop is a little shorter, but has more climbing. It is 6.9 miles long with 750 feet of elevation change.
My hike there on January 30 was pretty nice.
Approximate Elevations Based on GPS Data.
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By Mike Newman, on April 3, 2011 
Some of the More Interesting Terrain on Ouachita Trail 02-C – Between Hwy 259 and Pashubbe Trailhead
For this Ouachita Trail subsection which I am calling “02-C,” I began (and parked) at the Big Cedar Trailhead. It is on Highway 259, about 2 miles south of the Talimena Highway (Highway 1).
From there, the trail heads east, crossing 259. (Be sure to look both ways.) It continues heading east for about 4 miles, ending at the Pashubbe Trailhead.Hills, water, and rock formations are what make hikes more interesting for me.
At first, I was thought this wasn’t going to be a very interesting hike. The first third-mile is an old road. The first 4/5-mile has little elevation change.
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