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Blackrock Canyon

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near Blackrock, Idaho (United States)

Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance: 7.00mi
Elevation +: 1647f
TrailRank: 32

This is a good Fall ride. The trail going down can be obscure and downfall can be a problem if the Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen have not cleared it. Check their site to see if they are going on the ride and join ...

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Back door trail to Petra Monastery

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near Umm Şayḩūn, Ma’an (Jordan)

Li Zhang

Distance: 3.21mi
Elevation +: 577f
TrailRank: 32

Photo ofBack door trail to Petra Monastery

If you are using Jordan Pass, make sure get your ticket exchanged at the visitor center before hand. We took taxi from visitor center to the first check point of the back door trail. (Price 20JOD on 14/Dec/2021) Ticket ...

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Alice creek crossing

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near Sawtooth City (historical), Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 6.15mi
Elevation +: 502f
TrailRank: 32

Sonja and I headed to Alice Lake but Lu cut the back of his leg on a rock so we wrapped it in Sonja’s headscarf and then velcroed her leg phone case around it and she walked him back for a mile and then rode him back so ...

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Apollo-memorial lunch

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near Easley Hot Springs, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 9.24mi
Elevation +: 1926f
TrailRank: 32

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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near Stanley, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 11.19mi
Elevation +: 945f
TrailRank: 32

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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near Elkhorn Village, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 8.23mi
Elevation +: 2461f
TrailRank: 31

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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Horseback ride to Haghpat M

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near Akner, Lorri (አርሜኒያ)

Saro91

Distance: 4.89mi
Elevation +: 1253f
TrailRank: 31

Hit the trail near Akner village, then continue through Tsaghkashat gorge. After passing 2 km through the wooded hills rising above the gorge, make your descent down the mountain stream (600 m). Ride across the stream an...

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Harriman

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near Easley Hot Springs, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 11.72mi
Elevation +: 577f
TrailRank: 31

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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near Cape Horn (historical), Idaho (United States)

jcallen14.1990

Distance: 11.87mi
Elevation +: 1440f
TrailRank: 31

Photo ofSwamp Cr. - Martin Lake - Trap Cr.

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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Cal Menut — Gresolet

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near Figols, Catalunya (España)

Emily Claire Russell

Distance: 16.03mi
Elevation +: 2336f
TrailRank: 31

Cal Menut — Refugi de Gresolet Great tracks for riding, no terribly steep elevation. Good terrain and incredible views. A few long sections on asphalt which I walk beside my horse, especially going downhill. Started a...

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Nathiagali- Dagri Bangla- Thandiani Track (Old Monroe's Road)

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near Sundar Ban, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)

Mansoor Shahab

Distance: 16.44mi
Elevation +: 6716f
TrailRank: 30

Photo ofNathiagali- Dagri Bangla- Thandiani Track (Old Monroe's Road)

A mule road hugging the contours of the Galis mountain ridge, above 8000 feet from sea level the trail follows an isolated pristine part of the lower Himalayan alpine forest. The trail and several Dak Bungalows were buil...

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Little casino to sunny gulch buddy ride

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near Lower Stanley, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 11.29mi
Elevation +: 1742f
TrailRank: 30

Photo ofLittle casino to sunny gulch buddy ride

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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near Stanley, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 7.20mi
Elevation +: 830f
TrailRank: 30

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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near Obsidian, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 10.37mi
Elevation +: 1033f
TrailRank: 30

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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Pujol — Trulls

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near Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Catalunya (España)

Emily Claire Russell

Distance: 21.95mi
Elevation +: 2385f
TrailRank: 30

Grange Pujol — Cavalls de Trulls A stage in my route which begins in Valderrobres. A moderate route that begins at a finca north of Manresa and ends at an hipica near Navàs. Started at 8:30am and arrived by 5:30pm....

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Club Hipic Monserrat —Granges de Pujol

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near El Arrabal de Coll d'Arbós, Catalunya (España)

Emily Claire Russell

Distance: 9.19mi
Elevation +: 751f
TrailRank: 30

Photo ofClub Hipic Monserrat —Granges de Pujol

A stage of my ride from Valderrobres, Spain —> Villeneuve-Sur-Lot, France Beautiful morning coming out of Monserrat Parc. But after that it was a city slog. One of those days that we had to brave civilization more than...

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Rash Canyon

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near Swan Valley, Idaho (United States)

Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance: 13.82mi
Elevation +: 1831f
TrailRank: 30

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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Blair Lake

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near Staley Springs, Idaho (United States)

Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance: 8.64mi
Elevation +: 1890f
TrailRank: 30

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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near Stanley, Idaho (United States)

sandracapps

Distance: 6.93mi
Elevation +: 1017f
TrailRank: 30

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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Rustic Vilella — Refugi de Robost

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near Bagà, Catalunya (España)

Emily Claire Russell

Distance: 15.43mi
Elevation +: 3153f
TrailRank: 30

Photo ofRustic Vilella — Refugi de Robost

Rustic Vilella — Refugi de Robost Started with a long descent down a gravel road to Bagà, where we stopped for water in a small park and bought bread and treats from the shop. Just before Bagá we detoured onto a narro...

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Mesa falls

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near Warm River, Idaho (United States)

Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance: 17.17mi
Elevation +: 1070f
TrailRank: 30

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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near Rea, Idaho (United States)

Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance: 8.78mi
Elevation +: 2392f
TrailRank: 30

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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near Clawson, Idaho (United States)

Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance: 11.29mi
Elevation +: 2559f
TrailRank: 30

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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Echo Canyon

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near Swan Valley, Idaho (United States)

Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

Distance: 11.36mi
Elevation +: 2343f
TrailRank: 30

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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