Tulsa: Horse Thief Springs Loop

HSL01

Dist: 10.66 mi	Points: 505	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

HSL001

Location: 34.778854°, -94.692436°
Cedar Lake trailhead; trail (marked with white blazes) runs S

HSL002

Location: 34.766212°, -94.706604°
Cross Holson Valley Rd. into mostly pine forest

HSL003

Location: 34.762699°, -94.710197°
Turn L@T, heading downhill on rock-strewn loop

HSL004

Location: 34.761082°, -94.704659°
Cross the braided beds of Cedar Creek; often dry from July to October

HSL005

Location: 34.749699°, -94.713951°
Excellent protected campsite under towering pines. Local wisdom: Nearby forest road is washed out ahead; no motorized traffic

HSL006

Location: 34.747025°, -94.714508°
Cross Cedar Creek again; begin ascent Winding Stair Mtn.

HSL007

Location: 34.738262°, -94.724548°
Turn R onto Ouachita Trail (blue blazes); pines thin into hardwood forest

HSL008

Location: 34.737972°, -94.727165°
Horse Thief Springs (fairly reliable); navigate rock garden next 1.2 miles

HSL009

Location: 34.743370°, -94.745583°
Turn R, bearing N down a steady hillside

HSL010

Location: 34.753628°, -94.744576°
Turn R and follow forest road for .25 mile; trail enters woods again on R

HSL011

Location: 34.759808°, -94.728539°
Trek a long, pine-covered ridge under Snake Mountain

HSL012

Location: 34.762642°, -94.710373°
Turn L and go last 2.1 miles to Cedar Lake trailhead