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Here's where I found out about the OAT, there's a map and several other trip reports there. https://advrider.com/f/threads/making-of-the-oklahoma-adventure-trail.836706/

Thanks! I could probably export my gps file from Topoquads but the map for the OAT is in the seventh post on this thread and that's what I'm following. Is that what you're looking for? I don't remember going through Barnsdall if I did.

The K trail left me hungry and low on fuel so I followed the route south past Octavia to CJ's corner store. Fuel acquired, it was time to make a decision. The store was closed so food was out of the option and I was trying desperately to not have to eat the MRE I'd brought as back up. I could...

From Talimena (headed east), the route doubles back west on to what I now consider the "pre-K trail" It follows the same ridge as the K trail but farther to the east...it makes sense when you're there! Anyways, this section climbs up and follows the ridge. It's more rugged than the other...

Day 2 started off the same as before. The route follows the back roads and high water was everywhere. Fortunately, there were no reroutes necessary this time. The next leg of the journey went through Ceder Lake State Park. The views remained beautiful and the roads rustic but easy and...

This area was absolutely gorgeous. There were lots of fields with livestock and a mix of large commercial farms, family farms and...one particular single wide with some horses out front that had eaten every living thing in reach. Right on schedule, the route popped out of of the bottoms into...

After topping off on gas I took the highway south to Poteau and summited the “worlds tallest hill”…whatever that means! It was a fun little drive and I recommend it to anyone taking this trip. The views from on top were great and I spent some time enjoying some dinner up there. Swinging back...

I'm a bit late in writing this installment but better late than never I suppose. This leg of the trip was a bit last minute. I hadn’t anticipated being able to get out of town but a last minute check of the Spiro mounds visitor hours and my wife’s gracious offer to fill in for me at a volunteer...

Indeed, I really don't know any others.

I've seen this building in photos from others who have taken this route but it crept up on me and surprised me just the same! Endless miles of trees and a single wide every once in awhile were abruptly interrupted by this structure in the middle of the road and several others with similar...

Continuing my trip back to the bridgehead, I stopped for some obligatory photos by the beautiful Illinois river. Plenty of fields along the river filled with cattle And here is the aforementioned missing bridge. Across the river you can see the kayak rental business which now uses the site...

Time for another segment! This time I explored solo, for about a total of 8-10 hours. I wasn't in a hurry, just took things easy and enjoyed the outdoors. You'll notice in many of the photos that despite it being August, we had low hanging clouds all day which kept the temps to a high in the low...

The next leg of the trip went a little faster, with very straight paved and dirt roads the miles flew by. Terrain was mostly prairie but every so often the road would duck into the trees and squiggle around to cross a creek and then run nice and straight for several more miles. One feature of...

Ok, on to section number 2. This time I went with a buddy and this doubled as a shakedown trip for his new Tacoma. Like before, we intended to be out for two days and stop at one of the many campsites along the way for the overnight. However, Oklahoma being the way it is, decided to jump right...

I was able to load the gpx into topoquads 10 on my laptop. I have a usb gps receiver and that's what we used with google maps on our phones as back up/for satellite views. You could also download Garmin Basecamp to view the file.

Sorry for the slow reply! I found the OAT at the following page and worked through the different trip reports and such to help plan my trip. It will probably be spring before I get out again. http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/making-of-the-oklahoma-adventure-trail.836706/

We found several bridges out on our route - all were easily circumnavigated due to the 1mi grid street system we have in OK. Each will contain a short blurb about how we got by and what we found. Each bridge was obviously out of order, and all coordinates are in UTM datum. Bridge 1: 0705310...

I'm currently in the process of building up my equipment and experience to the point of being able to do some larger trips. At the same time I'm teaching my wife the ins and outs of living outdoors since she missed the childhood of camping and backpacking I had. Each trip we learn new things and...

I've driven an '02 Xterra for several years now, former vehicle was an '88 4runner. The main thing I noticed was that the Xterra feels top heavy and gets pushed around in cross winds a bit more. That said, it has significantly more power than the 4runner. Both were stock for all intents and...

Roger, just tossing in my name in as an interested party. I know when developing a new product the size of the market is very important.