Utah Backcountry Lodge
Enjoy the picturesque landscape of Utah and stay in a comfortable hotel.
We choose from dozens of available destinations every day and stay and dine at first-class hotels and restaurants. Our accommodation is located in Torrey, Utah. Our horseback riding destinations range from Capitol Reef National Park to Dixie National Forest to Fish Lake National Forest.
In warm weather or in autumn, when the leaves change colour, trips to the lakes and alpine meadows of Fish Lake or Dixie National Forest are on the programme. The trails are mostly unpaved and were developed by shepherds, Native Americans and outlaws. The destinations were chosen for their remoteness and scenic beauty.

Dixi Forest Adventure Ride
Boulder Mountain is located in the heart of the Dixie National Forest and consists of alpine meadows and forests offering views of the picturesque red rocks and rugged canyons of Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
You will ride through aspen and conifer forests and across mountain meadows. Every day, you will stop for a picnic lunch at beautiful high-altitude lakes where you can fish. During the day, you will explore the winding trails created by Native Americans, shepherds and outlaws, and in the evening, you will listen to stories about these pioneers around the campfire.

Itinerary

Backcountry Lodge
The time spent outside the lodge may vary from day to day, but you should generally expect to leave at 9 a.m. each morning and return around 6 p.m. The rides are leisurely and can be split into two groups, with one group taking a longer route and the other a shorter route.

Day 1: Arrive in Torrey, Utah, and check into your accommodation. Your guide will meet you at 7 p.m. for dinner.
Overnight stay at your accommodation in Torrey.

Day 2: After breakfast, drive a short distance down the road to the farm. Here you will meet your guides, cowboys and horses, and then depart for the tour starting point at around 9 a.m. A picnic lunch will be provided. After the ride, you will return to your accommodation, where you can take a short break before meeting your tour guides for dinner.

Days 3 and 4: Each day, you will leave your accommodation after breakfast to ride in a different area. The best destination will be chosen depending on the time of year, the number of participants and the weather. A picnic lunch will be provided each day. Dinner will be organised each day except on the day of departure.

Day 5: After a final morning ride, it's time to say goodbye to everyone. Departure after lunch.


Dixi Forest Ride

Day 1: Arrival in picturesque Torrey and check-in at your accommodation. Torrey is a gem with just over 200 inhabitants and is located near the west entrance to Capitol Reef National Park. At 7 p.m., you will meet your guide for a briefing. (Dinner not included!) Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 2: After breakfast (not included), you will drive a short distance to the farm. Here you will pack your equipment into the off-road vehicle, meet the rest of the crew and then set off at around 9 a.m. for the starting point of your tour. From the starting point, you will ride into the beautiful Dixie National Forest. Overnight stay in a tent.

Days 3 and 4: Each day after breakfast, you will leave your campsite to explore a new area on horseback. You will see rustic forests, mountains, canyons, streams and lakes. And, of course, the characteristic red rocks of Utah.

Day 5: After packing your personal equipment and breaking camp, you will ride back to the starting point of the ride on a new route. In the afternoon, you will say goodbye to the horses and Gzúides and drive back to Torrey, where your journey ends.

Subject to change.

Accomodation
Utah Backcountry Lodge:
You stay in the same accommodation in Torrey every night. Depending on the date, the Lodge may vary. All accommodation offers comfortable en-suite rooms with free Wi-Fi access. Double and single rooms are available. 

Dixi Forest Ride:
On this tour, you spend the first night in a hotel or guesthouse in Torrey and the remaining three nights camping in a base camp. The camps are generally located at higher altitudes in midsummer and at lower altitudes in spring and fall. All camping equipment is provided. The base camp is equipped with a shower tent. Guests spend the night alone or in pairs in tents.

Catering
All meals are included from dinner on the first day to lunch on the last day. Breakfast is served at the accommodation, lunch consists of picnics during the rides and dinner is enjoyed at ed restaurants in Torrey or at the camp. 
Special dietary requirements can be taken into account.

Saddle & Tack: Western saddle with saddlebags

Experience: For advanced beginners, but physical fitness is required. Riders are divided into different groups according to their riding ability. All groups meet daily for a picnic lunch. The riding pace is rather slow, with occasional trotting and galloping sections for experienced riders, depending on the terrain. Minimum age 8 years. Riding time approx. 4-6 hours per day.

Horses: Mostly Quarter Horses, some Thoroughbreds, Arabians and Mustangs. Most of the horses are bred and raised on the farm.

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