Owyhee Canyonlands Endurance Ride 2008

Trail Overview

Day 1, Tuesday. Castle Creek Canyon. 50 miles. Moderate difficulty, rocky technical section (4 miles) in the morning. Otherwise, decent footing, some short rocky stretches, ranch roads, single track through canyon area. One out vet check half-way. Ride through Browns Creek Canyon, above Castle Creek Canyon, and through a short section of the canyon above the TX Ranch (Collettes). Very scenic ride, fairly rocky over-all.

Day 2, Wednesday, Hart Creek Canyon, 55 miles, 25 miles. All holds in Camp. Moderate trail, some climbs and rocky sections. Head south from camp, crossing Hart Creek twice. Come back through old homestead and Hart Creek Canyon. Climb out of Hart Creek and back to camp. Moderate footing -some sand, a rocky climb out of the canyon, fairly technical trail in places.

Day 3,Thursday, Sinker Creek Canyon, 50 miles, 30 miles. Moderate difficulty, the rockiest of the 5 days. VERY rocky through canyon, 3 –5 miles. Cows/calves and low branches in canyon – no trotting through here! But take your binoculars and camera – raptor nests in canyon walls, great rock formations, pretty trail! Please walk through ranch area. One vetcheck above Sinker Ck.

Day 4, Friday, Wild Horse Butte. 55 miles, 30 miles. Easy trail. Good footing. Some sandy stretches, minimal rock, some single track through badlands, lots of dirt road (Oregon Trail) with good footing, but some dusty sections (best riding is above the dusty areas, beside the road). 50’s ride single track along the Snake River, around Wild Horse Butte. Two places to water in Snake River, these are flagged. Two out vet checks, both in same location.

Day 5, Saturday - Picket Creek Canyon 50 miles, 25 miles and Trail Ride! All holds in camp. Ride through and above Picket Creek Canyon, some rocky and technical sections - but very scenic!