The route
Traced editionrun on 3-4 October 2026
An out-and-back inside the Ouachita National Forest, the same trail both ways, up to Barton Mountain: 162.7 km and 3,373 m gained.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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A single trail, run in both directions through the Ouachita National Forest: that's the shape of this race. The start is given at 6 am at Camp Ouachita, on SH 324, near Williams Junction, Arkansas.
The route uses forest roads, a marked stretch of the Ouachita National Recreation Trail, jeep roads, a paved section and gravel roads, with a first pass by Lake Sylvia right from the start.
It reaches its highest point near Barton Mountain and the neighboring Smith Pinnacle summit, before retracing the same trail back to Lake Sylvia, crossed a second time.
The finish is in front of the Great Hall at Camp Ouachita, the same spot as the start. The cutoff is 30 hours, with a Saturday start and a finish by noon on Sunday.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The relief of the course, an out-and-back from Camp Ouachita, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
Plotrek's illustrative route, redrawn on OpenStreetMap paths, measures 162.7 km and 3,373 m of elevation gain. It is a loop, with Camp Ouachita as start and finish, Barton Mountain at km 115.6 and Smith Pinnacle at km 115.6. The elevation loss measured on this route is 3,375 m.
Barton Mountain, at 571 m, at km 115.6 of Plotrek's route. The high point lies between two landmarks of the course: Camp Ouachita (216 m, km 0) and Smith Pinnacle (570 m, km 115.6). The start and finish are both at 216 m. Altitudes measured on the route, with a terrain model.
331 m of elevation gain in one go, from km 95.6 to km 115.6 of Plotrek's route. Landmarks on the way: Barton Mountain (571 m, km 115.6), then Smith Pinnacle (570 m, km 115.6). No other climb on the 162.7 km loop is as long.
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