Odyssey 2011 Itinerary

Day   Date Location Section Miles Total Miles
MISSOURI  [*Ozark Trail ]
01      05-04 Onondaga Trailhead to Bass Resort Trailhead 13 013
02      05-05 SR-8 Trailhead 20 033
03      05-06 Hazel Creek Campground 12 045
04      05-07 CR-A Trailhead 24 069
05      05-08 Johnson Shut-Ins State Park 15 084
06      05-09 SR-21 Trailhead 18 102
07      05-10 Marble Creek Campground 20 122
08      05-11 Sam A. Baker State Park 22 144
09      05-12 Creek Crossing near FR-3869A 18 162
10      05-13 CR-402 Wrangler Trailhead/Campground 25 187
11      05-14 SR-V Brushy Creek Trailhead 18 205
12      05-15 Van Buren, MO 63965 23 228
13      05-16 Hitch back north 70 miles to SR-DD Trailhead 00 228
14      05-17 Crossing at Little Creek 19 247
15      05-18 Bee Fork Crossing 20 267
16      05-19 Blair Creek 22 289
17      05-20 Powder Hill Campground/Trailhead 19 308
18      05-21 Mint Spring 23 331
19      05-22 Barren Creek 19 350
NOTE: The Nimblewill Nomad was off the trail, for a couple of weeks, conferring with his doctor and allowing his knees some much needed time to heal. (see journal entry Trail Day 19). He is now back on the trail, the below itinerary has been updated to reflect his current trail status, and the journal entries have begun again.
20      06-10 Hurricane Creek 18 368
21      06-11 Bockman Spring 18 386
22      06-12 Thomasville 16 402
23      06-13 West Plains, MO 65775 21 423
24      06-14 AP Trailhead 22 445
25a    06-15 End of Ozark Trail / Collins Ridge Trailhead 11 456
ARKANSAS  [ Ozark Trail / Ozark Highlands Trail Roadwalk ]
25b    06-16 Collins Ridge to Blair Bridge Park (SR-KK/CR-354) 12 468
26      06-17 Tecumseh 08 476
27      06-18 Mountain Home, Arkansas 23 499
28      06-19 Matney Knob Trailhead 13/67 512
ARKANSAS  [ Ozark Highlands Trail / Sylamore Section ]
29      06-20 Cole Fork Creek 18 530
NOTE: The Nomad was off-trail due to a broken leg suffered while trekking the Sylamore Section of the Ozark Highlands Trail.

Last checkup Doc Tim said his broken leg was completely healed. So, Joyce has driven him back to Arkansas, to the Ozark Highlands National Recreation Trail, to Cripple Turkey Road in the Ozark National Forest, where his hike was interrupted nearly two months ago.

30      08-13 Spring Creek Trailhead 14/32 544
ARKANSAS  [ Ozark Highlands Trail / Buffalo River Section(s) ]
31      08-14 SR-17 Trailhead 23 567
32      08-15 SR-52 Maumee Trailhead 11 578
33      08-16 US-65 Tyler Bend Trailhead 22 600
34      08-17 Richland Creek / Woolum (Begin official OHT) 15/71 615
ARKANSAS  [*Ozark Highlands Trail ]
35      08-18 Richland / Falling Water Creek(s) 21 636
36      08-19 SR-7/16/123 19 655
37      08-20 SR-123 / Big Piney Creek, then to:
c/o Hagarville Grocery and Station
11925 Hwy 123  –  Lamar, AR 72846
20 675
38      08-21 SR-21 Ozone Recreation Area 20 695
39      08-22 Eldridge Hollow near FR-1474 20 715
40      08-23 FS-1504 Morgan Mountain 21 736
41      08-24 Past FS-1509 to Spirits Creek 21 756
42      08-25 Lake Fort Smith State Park 23/165 780
OKLAHOMA  [ Ozark Highlands Trail / Ouachita Trail Roadwalk ]
43      08-26 US-64 at I-40 Concord 18 798
44      08-27 Fort Smith 13 811
45      08-28 SR-112 Cameron, Oklahoma 19 830
46      08-29 US-271 Wister 19 849
47      08-30 US-271 Talimena State Park, Ouachita Trail 23/92 872
OKLAHOMA  [*Ouachita Trail ]
48      08-31 Horsethief Spring 20 892
49      09-01 Kiamichi River 1st Crossing 21 913
50      09-02 FR-516 Eagle Gap (return to Arkansas) 18 931
51      09-03 Turner Creek Gap 21 952
52      09-04 Fiddlers Creek 21 973
53      09-05 SR-27, then to: Story, AR 71970 21 994
54      09-06 Blue Mountain Shelter 22 1016
55      09-07 Sugar Creek 21 1037
56      09-08 Brown Creek 19 1056
57      09-09 Lake Maumelee Campsite #1 24 1080
58      09-10 Pinnacle Mountain State Park Visitor Center 16/223 1096
59      09-11 Amtrak Station Little Rock (roadwalk) 15 1111
* National Recreation Trail

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