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Odyssey 2011: Triple-O
Ozark Trail
- Ozark Highlands Trail - Ouachita Trail

 
 

Itinerary for Odyssey 2011



The locations that appear in italics (with zips) are mail drops.
Send to: M. J. Eberhart, c/o General Delivery.  Mail will be held for 30 days.

 

Day   Date

Location

Section Miles

Total Miles

MISSOURI  [*Ozark Trail ]
01      05-04 Onondaga Trailhead to Bass Resort Trailhead

13

013

02      05-05

SR-8 Trailhead

20

033

03      05-06

Hazel Creek Campground

12

045

04      05-07

CR-A Trailhead

24

069

05      05-08

Johnson Shut-Ins State Park

15

084

06      05-09

SR-21 Trailhead

18

102

07      05-10

Marble Creek Campground

20

122

08      05-11

Sam A. Baker State Park

22

144

09      05-12

Creek Crossing near FR-3869A

18

162

10      05-13

CR-402 Wrangler Trailhead/Campground

25

187

11      05-14

SR-V Brushy Creek Trailhead

18

205

12      05-15

Van Buren, MO 63965

23

228

13      05-16 Hitch back north 70 miles to SR-DD Trailhead

00

228

14      05-17

Crossing at Little Creek

19

247

15      05-18

Bee Fork Crossing

20

267

16      05-19

Blair Creek

22

289

17      05-20

Powder Hill Campground/Trailhead

19

308

18      05-21

Mint Spring

23

331

19      05-22 Barren Creek

19

350

 

NOTE: The Nimblewill Nomad was off the trail, for a couple of weeks, conferring with his doctor and allowing his knees some much needed time to heal. (see journal entry Trail Day 19). He is now back on the trail, the below itinerary has been updated to reflect his current trail status, and the journal entries have begun again.

 
20      06-10

Hurricane Creek

18

368

21      06-11

Bockman Spring

18

386

22      06-12

Thomasville

16

402

23      06-13

West Plains, MO 65775

21

423

24      06-14

AP Trailhead

22

445

25a    06-15

End of Ozark Trail / Collins Ridge Trailhead

11

456

ARKANSAS  [ Ozark Trail / Ozark Highlands Trail Roadwalk ]

25b    06-16

Collins Ridge to Blair Bridge Park (SR-KK/CR-354)

12

468

26      06-17

Tecumseh

08

476

27      06-18

Mountain Home, Arkansas

23

499

28      06-19

Matney Knob Trailhead

13/67

512

ARKANSAS  [ Ozark Highlands Trail / Sylamore Section ]

29      06-20

Cole Fork Creek

18

530

 

NOTE: The Nomad was off-trail due to a broken leg suffered while trekking the Sylamore Section of the Ozark Highlands Trail.

Last checkup Doc Tim said his broken leg was completely healed. So, Joyce has driven him back to Arkansas, to the Ozark Highlands National Recreation Trail, to Cripple Turkey Road in the Ozark National Forest, where his hike was interrupted nearly two months ago.

 
30      08-13

Spring Creek Trailhead

14/32

544

ARKANSAS  [ Ozark Highlands Trail / Buffalo River Section(s) ]

31      08-14

SR-17 Trailhead

23

567

32      08-15

SR-52 Maumee Trailhead

11

578

33      08-16

US-65 Tyler Bend Trailhead

22

600

34      08-17

Richland Creek / Woolum (Begin official OHT)

15/71

615

ARKANSAS  [*Ozark Highlands Trail ]

35      08-18

Richland / Falling Water Creek(s)

21

636

36      08-19

SR-7/16/123

19

655

37      08-20

SR-123 / Big Piney Creek, then to:
c/o Hagarville Grocery and Station
11925 Hwy 123  -  Lamar, AR 72846

20

675

38      08-21

SR-21 Ozone Recreation Area

20

695

39      08-22

Eldridge Hollow near FR-1474

20

715

40      08-23

FS-1504 Morgan Mountain

21

736

41      08-24

Past FS-1509 to Spirits Creek

21

756

42      08-25

Lake Fort Smith State Park

23/165

780

OKLAHOMA  [ Ozark Highlands Trail / Ouachita Trail Roadwalk ]

43      08-26

US-64 at I-40 Concord

18

798

44      08-27

Fort Smith

13

811

45      08-28

SR-112 Cameron, Oklahoma

19

830

46      08-29

US-271 Wister

19

849

47      08-30

US-271 Talimena State Park, Ouachita Trail

23/92

872

OKLAHOMA  [*Ouachita Trail ]

48      08-31

Horsethief Spring

20

892

49      09-01

Kiamichi River 1st Crossing

21

913

50      09-02

FR-516 Eagle Gap (return to Arkansas)

18

931

51      09-03

Turner Creek Gap

21

952

52      09-04

Fiddlers Creek

21

973

53      09-05

SR-27, then to: Story, AR 71970

21

994

54      09-06

Blue Mountain Shelter

22

1016

55      09-07

Sugar Creek

21

1037

56      09-08

Brown Creek

19

1056

57      09-09

Lake Maumelee Campsite #1

24

1080

58      09-10

Pinnacle Mountain State Park Visitor Center

16/223

1096

59      09-11

Amtrak Station Little Rock (roadwalk)

15

1111

 
* National Recreation Trail
 
 
 

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