Oklahoma trails · Pickens Creek Trail
Pickens Creek Trail
A 5.9-mile out-and-back in Oklahoma, with 562 ft of climbing.
Length
5.9 mi
Elevation gain
562 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
15%
Steepest mile
+313 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.7 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 382 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 7:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:14 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 55 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.8-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 57 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:49 a.m. — 7 h 59 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Rattan Trail — 5.3 mi
- Cloudy Nashoba Trail — 7.9 mi
- Cripple Mountain Trail — 8.2 mi
- K Trail — 14.3 mi