Oklahoma trails · Old Military Road Trail
Old Military Road Trail
A 7.1-mile out-and-back in Oklahoma, with 755 ft of climbing. Managed by United States Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 4.8 and mile 7.1. It gives back about 596 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
BOARDSTAND — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 49 min drive (29 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Poteau. 34.82077, -94.88675 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:58 a.m., the sun rises at 7:24 a.m. and sets at 6:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.2-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 01 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:25 p.m. — 5 h 21 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Choctaw Nation - North Spur — 3.5 mi
- Ouachita National Recreation Trail — 4.5 mi
- Choctaw Nation Trail — 4.5 mi
- Bohannon Trail — 4.8 mi