Tulsa: Ozark Cherry Bend to Hare Mountain
Jump onto the Ozark Highlands Trail for a quiet 7.4-mile route that serves up mountain hollows,lush hardwoods, and a glimpse into settlers' lives.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 11.9
Waypoints
CBH001
Location: 35.7434883117676, -93.8115081787109
From Cherry Bend, cross to W side of AR 23 and pick up northbound spur trail. In .1mi., turn R (heading N) on the white-blazed Ozark HighlandsTrail (OHT)
CBH002
Location: 35.745922088623, -93.8120193481445
Carefully cross AR 23 again, heading into dense oak-hickory forest; ahead, cross two creeks feeding into Left Prong of Mountain Creek
CBH003
Location: 35.7411003112793, -93.7968826293945
Contour along rocky slopes of Fly Gap Mountain
CBH004
Location: 35.742431640625, -93.7863693237305
Pass sandstone formations and then ford a streamlet
CBH005
Location: 35.7370376586914, -93.7805252075195
Small gap; trail turns N following ridge. Keep eyes peeled for white blazes
CBH006
Location: 35.7442512512207, -93.7771606445312
Cross FR 1503 into woods; after slight uphill, loop around N side of unnamed mountain hugging the 2,120-ft. topo line
CBH007
Location: 35.7465133666992, -93.7702484130859
Hop over small creek and wrap SW to switchbacks over Atoka Formation sandstone bluffs; savor views S down Morgan Mountain to Spy Rock and surrounding hollows
CBH008
Location: 35.7480545043945, -93.7568511962891
Hare Mountain. (OHT high point @ 2,360 ft.): Camp on this flat-topped summit and ponder the hard lives of homesteaders who came before you. To continue, turn S on OHT; follow long arrow-shaped ridge of Morgan Mountain
CBH009
Location: 35.7360000610352, -93.754150390625
Reach saddle and continue S, crossing FR 1504 back into woods; head SW, paralleling forest road
CBH010
Location: 35.725700378418, -93.7554244995117
End @ Hare Mtn. trailhead; pick up shuttle