Ritter

Great trail to test your articulation. The washout between WP 5-10 are very deep. Straddle the best you can if you’re unsure. One of the mud holes between WP 10-11 is a bit deep. But super fun trail.

Awesome Trail! Did Ritter and Angling Creek yesterday. Brought my hedge trimmer and eliminated most of the pinstripers. My buddy did it in his stock Z71 with very careful tire placement and some spotting. Enjoy!

This was a great ride both ways! Highly recommend!

The last weekend of September, we set out in search for this trail. We stumbled upon the trail south of FS-961 and unknowingly (at that time) ran that leg first as we were trying to get to the trailhead. We then turned on a scenic road, heading northeast and ended up at FS-113 East of Ritter Road. Fortunately, I had the GPS coordinates for the other end of Ritter Road where it meets FS-113, so we also drove the main section of the trail southbound from FS-113 to FS-961. At first, I wasn’t sure if we were on the right trail due to all the over growth, but we quickly came to the creek crossing (which was bone dry). I felt a little better as I recognized it from the pictures and videos that were posted, however, I didn’t feel totally reassured that we were on the right path until a little further down when the trail began to widen and we saw some ruts I recognized from previously posted pictures here. Earlier on, I was a little concerned that we might have made a wrong turn down an abandoned section that would come to a dead-end where I would have to make a 100-point turn to head back out the way we came in, because all the overgrowth and many spiders (which we unintentionally collected), with their webs stretched across the road. It seemed as if it’s been a very long time since this road had been traveled by anyone! I really enjoyed navigating this rutted trail with some decent cross-axle sections and moderate hill climbs. I hope to come back out in late winter/early spring to run this trail again, before the foliage becomes too dense and the insects are still dormant, there was a section where my wife wanted to get outside the truck and record some video/take pictures but I advised her to stay in because there were what appeared to be several aggravated hornets flying around the truck at that time. I’d like to thank everyone who shared info on this trail. I read all your reports, looked at your pictures and watched your videos before our trip and I found all the information very helpful! Here are some of our pictures and our video of the trail.

We ended up on this trail accidentally pulling our camper and as we moved forward realized we may as well keep going because turning around would've been even more difficult. Ended up being a great time with thoughtful tire placement being the key. Everything turned out okay and didn't damage anything.

I found this trail by accident. By the time I realized what I had gotten myself into, it was better to keep going forward rather than to try to turn around. I started on the trail from the north coming off of Forest Road 114 so I was headed uphill through the washouts between 114 & 961. There were a number of places where I walked the trail before driving to be sure I had a plan before I got myself into more trouble. My stock 2004 Tacoma Off-road with street tires managed to see me through the worst of it and I even got to get a cool-guy photo along the way. I've since upgraded my tires to KM3s & can't wait to try it again!

Went out with a group of 8 Jeeps. There was a dusting of snow on the ground and it was 15° so it made it slick in a few places but we all made it without damage.. We had a couple of stock Jeeps with us that made it okay but had to be cautious on some of the washouts and proper tire placement is a must in these type of winter or wet weather conditions. This continues to remain one if my favorites in the area and everyone I know of that has ran has also enjoyed it.

One of my favorite trails out here. Washouts are pretty good. I made it through in 2wd, sway bars disconnected on 33s in my Jeep with a small lift. Its a fun trail to take to add some challenge to your day of exploring. This day we ended up on it twice with the second time being more wet since it was raining. Ive been both directions with going uphill more challenging than down. Be careful of some of the washouts not to slide in. I wouldnt go alone. We had one stock Jeep slide in the washout but a small tug on the winch and it was an easy out. Beautiful area all year but the fall/winter months give you better views.

This is still one of my favorite trails in the Ouachita National Forest. It is a bit more washed out now but still falls into the same category rating of 3-5 moderate - difficult. All of the waypoints are still accurate. The water crossing at Waypoint 10 was extremely shallow which is to be expected this time of year.

Great trail but a definite challenge for an Excursion on 33s. The washouts at Waypoint 5, I think, were a bit rough. 35s would have been better. However, all we lost was a steering stabilizer so all in all a good ride! LOL

Fun trail with some challenges. Nice creek near the end that youll want to stop at. Done in a 2019 tacoma with 33s and 2in lift.

One of my favorites in the Ouachita National Forest! The foliage is grown up right now and and the spider webs were pretty bad being that it is August. So, if you're in a Jeep I definitely recommend leaving the top and doors on for this one. From waypoint 4 to White point 5 has been "improved" so the washouts in this section are gone. If you're in the Ouachita National Forest and have a capable rig, you definitely want to check this one out.