Calling Oklahoma hangers

**greencountryhngr** · 07-29-2014, 06:40

Hey guys I am wanting to take a trip this fall around the time the leaves change in the quchitah mountains. Any one interested in joining me. Not sure of date or place yet but probably do 3 days maybe an out and back or a circle. I don't really know anyone around OK that backpacks. If your interested we can work out time and place.

Thanks
Josh

**Hambone** · 08-14-2014, 12:55

I might be interested unless I have to be from Oklahoma

. I have been wanting to get over to the Ouachita Trail on the OK side. Though it doesn't have to be the OT if you had something else in mind

-Another Josh

**uscgTT** · 08-14-2014, 13:50

I might be interested as well. Spent four days between Hwy 259 and the Arkansas border on the OT this last spring.

**greencountryhngr** · 08-14-2014, 14:04

Awesome we are looking around the first week of November probably a 3 day 2 night loop.

**wrangler88** · 08-14-2014, 22:11

I'm interested, depending on the date.

**greencountryhngr** · 08-15-2014, 00:09

Awesome it looks like we have settled on a 26 mile loop 3 days 2 nights around the beginning of November maybe end of October still need to finalize that. That kind of depends on work schedule.

**Hambone** · 08-15-2014, 09:43

This is the Loop we are looking at. http://www.ouachitamaps.com/Horsethief.html
You can click on the map at the left to zoom in.
It is the Horsethief Springs/ Billy Creek Loops. They do a sort of figure 8 on the North and South sides of Winding Stair mountain and utilize short sections of the Ouachita Trail in between.

As far as the date goes, with fall colors the intent, the last two weeks of October and the first two of November will be the best. I, myself, will not be able to go on 10/31-11/2 but if it works out that it is best for the group I will bow out.

**greencountryhngr** · 08-15-2014, 19:36

I am with Hambone that 31st thru the second is a no go Halloween is a big deal with us.

**greencountryhngr** · 08-15-2014, 19:42

Probably the Nov 6-8th or 7-9th would be best for me depending on work schedule which I will not know till a couple weeks before but that's the window I am looking @.

**Hambone** · 08-15-2014, 20:30

hah, it didn't even click that it was a Halloween too. Our boys don't trick or treat so it aint that big of a deal. The wife's church has a huge harvest festival. For me that weekend is the BackpackingArkansas.com Gathering of Hikers. Cant miss that!

I still believe the prime viewing for fall colors will be around the 8th