Or not so great. This was not the best trail for horses. I will just start there. I grw up in this area and thought I knew the trail well. I thought my green trail horse, who is still barefoot in the front, sliders in the hind, would do well on this trail. Well she did so well but the trail was not anything I remembered. I did remember that there are horse/bike trails here and hiker only trails. Not a big deal we all walk fine together. We start up the horse trail called Plymouth Creek and for the first half mile or so the trail is great. The bikers at this trail are very courteous and even though we surprised one Taylor did very well with them. After the first part the trail becomes VERY steep and rocky. The rocks were not something I was familar with at this location. I was really worried about my horse being barefoot but she was very careful and didn't get any stone bruises. We continued up the trail until it met up with the Meadowlark trail. This is a hiker only trail but the walkers with me were beat the trail was that steep and difficult. My parents decided to walk down the Meadowlark trail while my husband and I contiunued up the Plymouth Creek trail.
We only got another 100 yards(shortly after this picture was taken) or so further on it when it turned to all rock. There was a staircase for the hikers and literally a rock face for the horses and bikes. I decided it was too much for my horse and we decided to head back to the trailer. It was a little disappointing of a ride and I probably will not be back here with the horse. Maybe if I was a mountain bike rider or wanted just to hike but this trail should really be only for the experienced horse and rider. That said I was very proud of the green horse and she handled the hard trail well. I think there are better trails out there for horses. For hikers though the view is beautiful and it may be well worth it.
Happy riding!
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