The Bryce Canyon National Park and Garfield County areas of Utah have many horseback riding trails. Click below for specific information on each trail.

Utah Horseback Riding Trails

Cassidy Trail

Cassidy Trail - Believed to have been used by the famous outlaw Butch Cassidy in his many escapes from the lawmen of the day. Relive some old west adventures of your own on this wonderful red rock trail.

Cassidy, Rich, & Ledge Point Trails

These three trails intertwine with each other to form several loops ranging from 3 miles to 8 or more miles. The shortest loop follows the Rich Trail from the Red Canyon Trailhead for 1 mile to its junction with the Ledge Point Trail. A half-mile climb takes you out to Ledge Point with views of Red Canyon and out to the Sevier River, the Markagaunt Plateau, and Brian Head Peak.

Casto Canyon Trail

Beginning at the Casto Canyon trailhead the trail takes you into a wonderful world of red hoodoos, sandstone cliffs of white, pink and even green colors. The spectacular red rock is evident along most of the Casto canyon ride until you reach the forested areas of ponderosa pines where the colors changes with every turn of the trail.

Coyote Hollow Trail

The Coyote Hollow Trailhead is the eastern access point to the Thunder Mountain Trail. See description below.

Fremont Trail

Along this trail you will take in spectacular views of red rock cliffs, and wind your way through ponderosa pine forests, Quaking Aspen stands and sage flats as you climb in and out of the canyons. Elevations range from 7880 feet at Tropic Reservoir to 9030 feet at Smith Canyon and dropping to 6080 in Circleville.

Golden Wall, Castle Bridge, & Buckhorn Trails

Although these trails were once separate, the Golden Wall Trail was extended so they now connect to make a nice loop that showcases the colors of the Claron Formation. The Golden Wall Trail, as its name suggests, winds through walls of golden colored limestone.

Losee Canyon Trail

Located at the bottom of Losee Canyon, the trail follows the canyon floor winding through the red hoodoos and the many colored sandstone cliffs up to the higher elevations the Red Canyon area.

Outlaw Trail

Trail description to come

Paunsaugunt Trail

Views of the Pink Cliffs, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona greet riders of the Paunsaugunt Trail. The trail begins at Tropic Reservoir and several loops from 20-75 miles can be made.

Thunder Mountain Trail

One of the premier trails in the region, the Thunder Mountain Trail follows a normally dry wash for about 1.5 miles before climbing a series of steep switchbacks to a ridge that overlooks Red Canyon to the north, Wilson Peak to the southeast, and the Sevier River Valley to the west.