The Best Horseback Riding Trails in United States

Apollo-memorial lunch

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Distance

9.24mi

Elevation +

1926f

TrailRank

32

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Up Apollo creek, memorial lunch, then down Norton creek. 18 back country horsemen came to lunch. This was a loop and not down and back like year before. Use driving directions into the parking area from 2022 ride. (Driv...

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Stanley lake-elk mountain loop

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sandracapps

Distance

11.19mi

Elevation +

945f

TrailRank

32

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Start at Stanley lake-parking is up and to right of lake. Don’t park in campground. Went with Cheryl and Michele on Ela and started ride about 2:30. Stopped and ate in first big meadow we came to. Fairly easy with not mu...

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Pioneer cabin up and back

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sandracapps

Distance

8.23mi

Elevation +

2461f

TrailRank

31

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No loop. Cheryl, Lisa Paulos ,Gayelynn, Sonja on Lu and me on Ela. I went on to smiley creek and others back to east fork or home. Started raining and cold on top as we finished lunch. Got Warner on way down.

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Lamar Valley Yellowstone

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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance

11.39mi

Elevation +

312f

TrailRank

31

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Our trip to Yellowstone is an overnighter. The group visits Hayden Valley on one day then stays overnight in Gardinar Montana. Some rent a room in Gardinar, others camp outside town at the Eagle Creek Campground. The cam...

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Lake Channel

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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance

10.03mi

Elevation +

482f

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31

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This trail goes along the Snake River, South of American Falls. It is an early season ride to give horses exercise. Beautiful views of the Snake River. Good variety of terrain. Most trails are compact sand but there is s...

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Harriman

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Distance

11.72mi

Elevation +

577f

TrailRank

31

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I think I musta left the ap running when we drove back? We didn’t go 8 mph. We left my trailer at galena horse corrals and road back with horses in Cheryl’s trailer to the prairie lake road and drove in a ways to the p...

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Swamp Cr. - Martin Lake - Trap Cr.

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Distance

11.87mi

Elevation +

1440f

TrailRank

31

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Swamp Cr. - Martin Lake - Trap Cr. Drive toward Lowman 12.5 miles from Stanley. Pass Trap Cr. TH and park in big meadow on L side of highway. Buddy ride/car pool to Swamp Cr. TH (about 2.5 miles up highway). Campground ...

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Little casino to sunny gulch buddy ride

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sandracapps

Distance

11.29mi

Elevation +

1742f

TrailRank

30

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Buddy ride. Drop one vehicle at sunny gulch second entrance just past redfish. Then Go past lower Stanley towards sunbeam several Miles and turn and go over bridge that says casino trail heads. (Big and little start ther...

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Alpine lake

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sandracapps

Distance

7.20mi

Elevation +

830f

TrailRank

30

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Cheryl on Santiago, and I was on Lujoso and Lisa Garrison (my travel nurse) was on Ela. We attempted to ride to Sawtooth Lake or at least to Alpine and then hike up to Sawtooth to see if they fixed the blowout on the tra...

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Redfish ridge/grand mogul

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sandracapps

Distance

10.37mi

Elevation +

1033f

TrailRank

30

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Entered at decker flats and followed nice gravel road toward the trees on this side of the ridge before redfish lake. Rode a nice dirt trail mostly in the trees along redfish lake opposite bench lake trail. We turned aro...

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Webber Creek

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Distance

8.10mi

Elevation +

2753f

TrailRank

30

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The ride, one way, is more than eight miles long and includes 4000 ft of climbing. The trail is rocky and barefoot horses get sore. Total fatigue score calculation (16.2 miles/3 + 3950/1000) equals 9.4. The top lake is a...

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Rash Canyon

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Distance

13.82mi

Elevation +

1831f

TrailRank

30

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The is a great late spring or early summer ride. After climbing to Fourth of July Ridge the return route will go down the south fork of Fall Creek. Another ride in this area is the Echo Creek ride which starts lower on t...

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Moonlight Mine

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Distance

8.99mi

Elevation +

1801f

TrailRank

30

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Long forgotten are the Chinese who dug this horizontal shaft mine, in sight of another mountain nearby called "Chinks" peak until its name was changed to chinese peak. They came for gold in the 1860s, made up 28.5% of Id...

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Alaska Basin

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Distance

16.66mi

Elevation +

3832f

TrailRank

30| 1.0

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Best time to ride is August or September. It climbs to Hurricane Pass which has a good view of the Tetons. Many riders go back the way they came, however for the adventuresome, the map shows the route down Roaring Creek ...

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Fog Hill Trek

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Distance

15.18mi

Elevation +

3219f

TrailRank

30

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The trailhead is a large parking area high up on the N Fork of Rainy Creek. The road to the trailhead starts at Pine Creek Pass (NF-253). This trailhead is the lunch spot for the Rainy Creek Ride. The trek was done to...

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Saint Anthony Sand Dunes

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Distance

7.76mi

Elevation +

135f

TrailRank

30

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Easy Spring Ride. We had to work our way around a fence that you can see in one of the pictures. It was interesting riding on the dunes. Rides in the this section of the Desert are closed until May 1st to protect wild...

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Malad Summit

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Distance

7.01mi

Elevation +

1716f

TrailRank

30

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Located S end of Portneuf River Area, E side of Elkhorn Peak The trail makes a loop between Mill Creek and Canyon Creek. Unfortunately for horseback riders, most other trails in this general area have been groomed for...

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Blair Lake

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Distance

8.64mi

Elevation +

1890f

TrailRank

30

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Milage above is one way. I would recommend the alternate trailhead. The Continental Divide Trail "CDT" route from Red Rock Pass is not particularly interesting and has some risky spots. The first caution icon is place...

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Marshal lake part way

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Distance

6.93mi

Elevation +

1017f

TrailRank

30

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Just Lujoso and me. Ran into downfall and finally came to a big tree across the trail with no way around when I was almost 3.5 miles into a 4.5 mile trail to Marshall lake, so I turned around and went back down to a nice...

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South Boone

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Distance

16.48mi

Elevation +

2927f

TrailRank

30

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This is an interesting ride. It is about 16.5 miles long and has 3368 feet of climbing. The horse fatigue factor would be calculated as 8.9, a hard ride. Obsidian rocks were seen on a section of the trail that climbs up ...

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Mesa falls

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Distance

17.17mi

Elevation +

1070f

TrailRank

30

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Mesa Falls is one of the last rides of the season. Trailer Parking is in a large pull off on the NW side of the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway. Parking is right above the canyon used by Bear Gulch Ski Basin. The Ski area closed...

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Blue Creek

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Distance

8.78mi

Elevation +

2392f

TrailRank

30

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A nice up and back ride to the top of Reas Peak, on the Continental Divide, and on the border of Idaho and Montana. Looking north is the Roaring Creek Drainage. In three years I would explore Roaring Creek and camp overn...

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Badger creek

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Distance

11.29mi

Elevation +

2559f

TrailRank

30

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This is a nice mid-summer ride. We went there on June 8th and there was almost too much snow to get to the top at Dead Horse Pass. From the pass you will look down S Bitch Creek towards Hidden Corral Basin (see ride with...

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Snake River Canyon Rim

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Distance

11.01mi

Elevation +

1818f

TrailRank

30

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Do not park in the field. Park along the dirt road. Farmer worries hot exhaust may start crop fire. Riders can choose to ride along the Snake River Bluff, up Dry Canyon or down to the Snake River. Free Campsites ne...

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Echo Canyon

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Distance

11.36mi

Elevation +

2343f

TrailRank

30

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As I remember, the start of the ride passes an open quarry. I just don't remember much about the loop that is shown on the map. I know that the ride can be taken as an up and back going to Deadhorse Ridge. Click "View...

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