Tulsa: Billy Creek Trail
Wandering fom remote hollows to picturesque ridges on Winding Stair Mountain, this 13-mile loop in the less-traveled Ouachita country is a must-hike.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 16.7
Waypoints
BCL001
Location: 34.690845489502, -94.7312927246094
Head N on FR 6020B through oak/pine forest; cross creek on low bridge
BCL002
Location: 34.6967124938965, -94.7273101806641
Turn R on gravel road and take quick L into woods on Billy Creek Trail
BCL003
Location: 34.7050361633301, -94.7252578735352
Cross FR 6020B, 1st of 4 crossings before next WPT. After 4th crossing, path heads over knob and follows a tributary of Billy Creek
BCL004
Location: 34.7199058532715, -94.722900390625
Go L @ Y to begin 700-ft. climb along rocky path; nearby creek is seasonally dry
BCL005
Location: 34.7365798950195, -94.7236404418945
Crest Winding Stair. Cross Talimena Drive; follow trail to Horsethief Springs
BCL006
Location: 34.7381858825684, -94.7253189086914
From Horsethief Springs (generally reliable water), head E on blue-blazed Ouachita Trail where intermittent views over the Holson Valley poke through hardwood canopy
BCL007
Location: 34.7265319824219, -94.70361328125
Cross FR 6014 and continue through oak forest
BCL008
Location: 34.7211761474609, -94.6950378417969
Turn onto Billy Creek Trail @ sign (easy to miss) and cross Talimena Dr.; trail descends gradually along ridge, then gets steep on a 200-ft. drop
BCL009
Location: 34.716724395752, -94.7066192626953
Turn L @ Y and descend into narrow confi nes of another sometimes-fl owing branch of Billy Creek
BCL010
Location: 34.7057342529297, -94.7073211669922
Follow FR K-27 along stream back to WPT 2; return to parking lot
