By David Henderson in January, 2004
I have never seen a trail so run down in my life. There are weeds that have grown up and there are huge holes on the trail filled with standing water.
By Matt Aguero in August, 2003
"I ran on this trail this past winter, but now that it is summer the grass is grown up. The last time I ran there was in early May, and I about stepped on two snakes.
A friend of mine told me that there are snakes and ticks all in the trail. That is a shame, because the Poteau and Wister area is very lovely."
By in February, 2002
"A recent anonymous review of this trail: THE TRAIL IS NOT BEING KEPT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. SOME OF THE BRIDGES ARE ROTTING AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. (While Rails-to-Trails Conservancy works with local jurisdictions to facilitate trail development, RTC does not act as the Trail Manager.)"