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Tulsa: Beech Creek Blue Bouncer
Start from a tilted sandstone cliff on a mostly forested and lesser-traveled 9.9-mile loop in Beech Creek National Scenic and Botanical Area.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Oklahoma (OK) |
| Distance: | 8.92 mi |
| Difficulty: | 7 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
Mapped by Charlie Williams
TO TRAILHEAD: From Poteau, take US 59 S to US 259 S to OK 63 E. In 5 mi., turn S onto Pigeon Creek Rd., following signs to Beech Creek National Scenic & Botanical Area. In 4.5 mi., R onto FR 6025. Park 1.8 mi. later at trailhead on L.
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| Distance: 8.92 mi | Points: 266 |
Beech Creek Blue Bouncer
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BBT001
Location: 34.590916, -94.521065Start off with a 340 ft. descent down rocky bluff of Jackfork Sandstone
BBT002
Location: 34.586060, -94.519028Turn R to start loop on Blue Bouncer Trail (white blazes). You'll contour the mountainside for the next mile, cutting across small drainages under mostly hardwoods
BBT003
Location: 34.585194, -94.545288Turn L and follow mossy forest road
BBT004
Location: 34.576206, -94.554764Turn L and leave road (watch for white blazes). Begin steep descent into woods
BBT005
Location: 34.572929, -94.554741Go straight with Beech Creek Trail. The next quarter-mile is rocky, and trail is difficult to see. Stay on bench
BBT006
Location: 34.576614, -94.547668Trail peaks out on a rocky peninsula. Rest on big log before next downhill section. Great views across the valley to sandstone cliffs in autumn
BBT007
Location: 34.577961, -94.543106Cross seasonal creek, and go straight
BBT008
Location: 34.578819, -94.527794Cross another creek and continue N. Pick up an old roadbed again where the white-blazed route buttonhooks to the S
BBT009
Location: 34.577957, -94.526077Keep straight @ 3-way. Short-leaf pines on R
BBT010
Location: 34.578819, -94.521912More mixed pines, oaks, and hickories. Cross creek, go straight, and begin long hill climb to close loop @ WPT 2
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