Hiking trails near Poteau, Oklahoma

27 official trails lie within 25 miles of Poteau — 129 miles in total, 8 rated easy and 10 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,181 ft; the median trail gains 377 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Wsm Eq - 1008	11.6	1,181 ft	Expert	44 min · 28 mi
Boardstand	12.8	542 ft	Expert	51 min · 32 mi
Old Military Road Trail	7.1	755 ft	Hard	49 min · 29 mi
Wsm Eq - 1006	7.0	445 ft	Hard	46 min · 30 mi
Horsethief - Goldville Divide	4.4	908 ft	Hard	53 min · 33 mi
Wsm Eq - 1009	4.3	862 ft	Hard	46 min · 29 mi
Horsethief Springs Trail	5.2	576 ft	Hard	44 min · 28 mi
Wsm Eq - 1005	5.3	469 ft	Hard	46 min · 30 mi
Wsm Eq - 1002	7.9	239 ft	Hard	53 min · 32 mi
Wsm Eq - 1003	5.7	377 ft	Moderate	43 min · 28 mi
Wsm Eq - 1001a	5.5	276 ft	Moderate	41 min · 24 mi
Wsm Eq - 1007	2.9	1,035 ft	Moderate	54 min · 32 mi
Wsm Eq - 1004	5.4	407 ft	Moderate	42 min · 27 mi
Wsm Eq - 1004c	5.8	357 ft	Moderate	48 min · 31 mi
Boardstand Trail	4.0	357 ft	Moderate	25 mi (straight-line)
Wsm Eq - 1001	4.0	233 ft	Moderate	42 min · 27 mi
Wsm Eq - 1006a	2.5	352 ft	Moderate	40 min · 26 mi
Wsm Eq - 1004a	2.7	388 ft	Easy	51 min · 32 mi
Billy Creek Spur	1.8	484 ft	Easy	1 h 11 min · 46 mi
Wsm Eq - 1005a	2.1	305 ft	Easy	46 min · 30 mi
Wsm Eq - 1006b	2.0	120 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Cedar Lake Loop	2.8	51 ft	Easy	44 min · 28 mi
Billy Creek Trail	1.3	208 ft	Easy	49 min · 31 mi
Wsm Eq - 1004b	1.5	142 ft	Easy	46 min · 30 mi

Quick picks near Poteau

Easy and short: Wsm Eq - 1004a — 2.7 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Biggest climb: Wsm Eq - 1008 — 1,181 ft over 11.6 mi, 21 mi from town
Longest: Boardstand — 12.8 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Wsm Eq - 1008 to Blue Mountain; Wsm Eq - 1004 to Snake Mountain

Lakes: Wsm Eq - 1009 to Sallisaw Creek Site 17 Reservoir; Wsm Eq - 1002 to Cedar Lake; Cedar Lake Loop to Cedar Lake

Mountain passes: Horsethief - Goldville Divide to Goldville Divide; Wsm Eq - 1004 to Goldville Divide

Springs: Wsm Eq - 1009 to Horse Thief Springs

Beaches: Wsm Eq - 1003 to Cedar Lake North Shore; Cedar Lake Loop to Cedar Lake South Shore

Trail guides near Poteau

Choctaw Nation - North Spur — 5.1 mi, 682 ft climb · 26 mi away
Bohannon Trail — 2.6 mi, 1,202 ft climb · 27 mi away
Ouachita National Recreation Trail — 48.2 mi, 1,638 ft climb · 27 mi away
Choctaw Nation Trail — 23.9 mi, 830 ft climb · 27 mi away
Ouachita Trail — 20.8 mi, 1,662 ft climb · 28 mi away
Beech Cr - Blue Bouncer — 12.9 mi, 1,013 ft climb · 33 mi away
Beech Cr - Walnut Mountain — 5.9 mi, 837 ft climb · 34 mi away

Nearby towns: Van Buren (30 mi) · Mena (39 mi) · Clarksville (69 mi) · Fayetteville (73 mi)

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