Ouachita National Forest · Arkansas, Oklahoma

Cedar Lake

3.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 52 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 34.7784, -94.6978 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area the Forest Service's write-up

The 26,445-acre National Recreation Area encompasses Talimena Scenic Drive in Oklahoma, Talimena Drive Visitor Information Station, Old Military Road, Horsethief Springs, Winding Stair Campground, Cedar Lake Campground, Cedar Lake Equestrian Camp and Pipe Springs.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.