Oklahoma trails · Wsm Eq - 1003
Wsm Eq - 1003
A 5.7-mile out-and-back in Oklahoma, with 377 ft of climbing. Reaches Cedar Lake North Shore. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 1.9 and mile 3.8. It gives back about 664 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cedar Lake North Shore (beach)
Getting there
Horsethief Springs Trail access. About 43 min drive (28 mi) from Poteau. 34.77387, -94.69644 · 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 7:23 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:10 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.5-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:00 p.m. — 6 h 45 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Wsm Eq - 1003 + Cedar Lk Eq Camp Access Trail + Horsethief Springs Trail — 1.7 mi loop, 235 ft gain
- Horsethief Springs Trail + Wsm Eq - 1003 + Wsm Eq - 1003a — 10.0 mi loop, 1,922 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Cedar Lake Loop — 0.3 mi
- Horsethief Springs Trail — 0.3 mi
- Wsm Eq - 1004 — 0.6 mi
- Wsm Eq - 1009 — 2.1 mi