The Best Horseback Riding Trails in the World

Cal Menut — Gresolet

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Emily Claire Russell

Distance

16.03mi

Elevation +

2336f

TrailRank

31

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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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Mansoor Shahab

Distance

16.44mi

Elevation +

6716f

TrailRank

30

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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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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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Kilemche to Song Kul lake

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holidays2gether

Distance

13.55mi

Elevation +

2762f

TrailRank

30

Kilemche to Song Kul lake by horse. This is a beautiful ride and adventure that should not be missed!

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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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Pujol — Trulls

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Emily Claire Russell

Distance

21.95mi

Elevation +

2385f

TrailRank

30

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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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Emily Claire Russell

Distance

9.19mi

Elevation +

751f

TrailRank

30

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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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Webber Creek

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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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sandracapps

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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Prats - Dorres

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Emily Claire Russell

Distance

20.76mi

Elevation +

2864f

TrailRank

30

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From Hipica Prats, we followed the river on an easy track. The first 10km were very flat as we came through the valley. We arrived at Guiles de Cerdanya and stopped for a rest just before the village. After Guiles, w...

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Refugi De Rebost — Prats

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Emily Claire Russell

Distance

15.42mi

Elevation +

2270f

TrailRank

30

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Refugi De Rebost - Prats Refugi de Robost has a great paddock at the top of the hill, with lots of grass. We started by backtracking down the mountain on the gravel track that we came up the night before. We then went ...

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Rustic Vilella — Refugi de Robost

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Emily Claire Russell

Distance

15.43mi

Elevation +

3153f

TrailRank

30

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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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Chucchilán - Quilotoa by horse

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Cecília Mariani

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Distance

9.73mi

Elevation +

3510f

TrailRank

30

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A fantastic ride through canyon and mountains and the rim of Quilotoa lake, finishing of in the town of Quilotoa. It requires some nerves as in some points the path gets quite narrow. The horses were fantastic and having...

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Horse riding in Shouf - Aïn Zhalta

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Joeffroy Otayek

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Distance

4.12mi

Elevation +

735f

TrailRank

30

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Cedars Horse Riding Club. Great activity with friends and family. You can be accompanied by a local guide, so even children can do it. The trail is from the club to the Shouf biosphere reserve. All safety measures are ta...

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South Boone

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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen at prbch.org

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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