ambitious
duration: 5 Riding Days/5 Nights
Length: 70km
costs: $1.380 own catering
Scenic California Trail riding along remote mountain ridges and deserts. Since our rides heading out on most days early during the morning hours, you' ll could visit busy Los Angeles, or the Pacific Ocean during the afternoon.
Five Day Horse Trekking Adventure through a stunning Wilderness in California
Riders which want to be challenged enduring a fantastic riding week, exploring mountains, deserts, and famous rock formations. Our panoramic trails covers on this ride around 70 tough km and can surprise with some technical obstacles. Views are grand and riders enjoying the remote, long , lonely mountain and desert scenery.
Our riders lodging in a cozy room with shared kitchen/ shared bath. All rooms enjoy a porch and grand views across the horse pasture and mountains.
Please arrive no later then 12pm
- Apartment own kitchen/ batheroom: $1380
- breakfast: $1420
- full catering: $1770
- Transfer from and to Airport: $150 per car
First Day
Arrival and Ranch Ride
Arrival at 2 pm.
Riders meet their assigned horses in a arena. A guide will advise some instruction, before you hop on your mount yourself. After your warm up ride in a ring we hit the trails.
Our wilderness ranch trails offer the possibility of a mix of walk, trots, canters, climbing, riding switchbacks up and down, passing through ravine and dry river beds on our inviting hill sides. You'll enjoy fantastic views all around, while exploring our rugged training's track. You have a great opportunity to test you horse, for the
Second Day
Pacific Crest Trail to Burnt Peak -15km
This morning we climbing up to 5120 feet. Enjoy long stretches of trotting on the Pacific Crest Trail, riding through ancient forests and crossing magical meadows. Enjoy panoramic views all around.
Opportunity: After the ride you could head to the ocean and take a stroll over the Ocean Board Walk in Venice Beach.
Third Day
Explore Famous Rock Formation 12km
This ride challenges with hilly, tricky terrain.
The famous rock formations, are created by a long evolution from earthquake activity of the San Andreas Fault Line, and appearing in many Hollywood Movies, Television Shows and Commercials.
The views are impressive through the ears of our horses and the busy, winding trail switches back and forth and up and down.
Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to climb those bizarre rocks. In addition, a visitor center offers interesting information.
Fourth Day
Mohave Desert 14 km
The wide landscape of the Mohave Desert invites us on white, sandy desert roads for some long stretches of trotting and maybe even for a canter, if everyone is safe in the saddle!
Opportunity: Afterwards, take a scenic drive to the Hollywood Boulevard and visit the famous hand and foot prints of the stars, while enjoying a walk over the "Stars of Fame".
Fifth Day
Blue Mountain Ridge Ride 24km
Our adventure today will take us through a very remote, lonely area. We climbing up to 5900 feet elevation. Our treats are some majestic views across hundreds of blue shining mountain ridges. Enjoy long stretches of trotting on the Pacific Crest Trail, riding through ancient oak forests, and crossing magical meadows.
The old Ridge Trail guides us while descending gently down to the old remains of an extinct town, called Sandberg ! The horse trailer will be parked and waiting here for our arrival.
After loading the horses, we head back to the ranch.
Sixt Day
Goodby and Departure
After your five day ride it is time to say goodby.
Your departure before 11am. If you booked us to drop you of in town, airport or hotel we leave the ranch around 11am.
