I finally went and explored part of the K Trail this weekend. A friend and I went and combined the trip into some fishing at Beavers Bend. I have been wanting to get up there and would like to also organize a meet so I figured I would try it out first before taking a group up there. I would really like to make it back up there with some of ya'll.
We started our adventure just outside of Clayton, OK around 4:30 on Friday. The plan was to travel east all the way to highway 259 and camp 1 night along the way. It turned out to be about 100 miles of narrow trails. I would like to say this trail could be done in 2wd but that is not the case. For the most part I used 2wd but there were places where 4x4 was needed. Plus if there was any rain, 4x4 would more than likely be used the majority of the time. The trail was pretty easy to follow but think we might have got onto another trail for a few miles. I say this because a few miles before we reached Indian Highway there were several hunting shacks and we had a weird feeling about the shelters and people we saw.
The trail is VERY narrow in several spots and you WILL get some "custom pinstripes".
We traveled about 2 hours before setting up camp for the night. Friday night started off chilly with no wind but that changed and became very windy and cold. A nice fire and warm sleeping bag made for a comfortable night despite being in the mid/upper 30s.
The next morning we woke up and broke camp knowing we had a long way to go. We hit the trail around 9:00am. We made it the only paved road(Indian Highway) around 10:45 and crossed it to continue on the trail. When it became lunch time we started looking for a place to stop. This is where we ended up. It had amazing look outs on booth sides since we were pretty much at the top of a peak.
Our trek continued after lunch where the elevation continued to climb. It was not too long before we were above 2000 feet elevation. Not bad considering we started around 800 feet.
Around 3:00 we came to the lookout tower. There was a family on some ATVs that had stopped for some pictures. They had come from the opposite direction and said we had 10-12 miles before we reached 259. We took some pics and got back on the trail.
After the lookout tower the trail became wider and a little easier. For the last 5 miles or so the trail is maintained so access to a cell tower station is easier.
We got to 259 around 4:30 and the trail continued if you crossed the highway but we had plans to meet another friend at Beavers Bend so this is where we got off the trail
The trip was a blast and we took our time to check out some views. It was about 8-10 hours of driving.
Here are some random pictures
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Originally Posted by tx_shooter
