Oklahoma trails · Wsm Eq - 1009
Wsm Eq - 1009
A 4.3-mile out-and-back in Oklahoma, with 862 ft of climbing. Reaches Horse Thief Springs and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.4. It gives back about 1,017 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Horse Thief Springs (spring)
- Sallisaw Creek Site 17 Reservoir (lake)
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Getting there
Wsm Eq - 1009 access. 34.75218, -94.72347 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:25 a.m., the sun rises at 6:50 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:12 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.6-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:54 a.m. — 8 h 53 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Horsethief Springs Trail + Wsm Eq - 1009a + Wsm Eq - 1009 — 6.8 mi loop, 966 ft gain
- Horsethief Springs Trail + Wsm Eq - 1009a + Wsm Eq - 1009 — 4.6 mi loop, 787 ft gain
- Wsm Eq - 1009a + Wsm Eq - 1009 + Wsm Eq - 1004a — 12.7 mi loop, 2,476 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Horsethief - Goldville Divide — 1.3 mi
- Wsm Eq - 1004 — 1.5 mi
- Wsm Eq - 1003 — 2.0 mi
- Cedar Lake Loop — 2.4 mi