Vail To Aspen Ride

This horseback riding adventure with gentle horses and easily navigable terrain makes the trip suitable for beginners to intermediate riders with the stunning scenery and backcountry nature.

We usually offer our Vail To Aspen 4-Day Adventure during July and August when we have found the weather along the trail to be most favorable.

Days are usually sunny and warm around 75-85 degrees with little or no humidity (remember to bring sunscreen). Evenings will be cool and crisp with skies full of countless stars. 

Bearcat Stables has a 15 passenger van that is included for pick up from Aspen at the conclusion of the trip.

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The first and third nights on the trail will be spent in Tenth Mountain Division Huts, nestled in the woods with beautiful decks overlooking spectacular vistas. The second floors are sleeping quarters, with everyone sharing one large sleeping room. Each individual sleeping area is equipped with a sleeping pad (very comfy) and a pillow. You only need to bring your own sleeping bag, and if you like, pillowcase.

The ground floors are the “living” areas with couch-like benches for lounging on, picnic tables for communal meals or games, and of course a kitchen where your meals will be prepared by our cook. Not only will our cook be using the wood stove to prepare your meals, it will also serve to heat the hut and creates cozy warmth welcome in the cool Colorado evenings.

Bathroom facilities at the huts are outhouses – a big step up from the trees along the trail. Toilet tissue and even scented candles will make this experience a relatively comfortable one. Personal hygiene (brushing teeth, washing up, and etc.) will be handled in pans of water, as all water at the huts is either hauled in or hand-pumped. Please prepare accordingly by bringing your own towel, and etc.

GUEST RANCH – Yolande Mountain Cabins

The second night on the trail is spent on the Fryingpan River where we’ll spend the night at a beautiful guest ranch. Hot showers await your trail-weary bodies.

All meals while on the ride will be provided for you. Meals will be three cooked breakfasts, four lunches on the trail, and three dinners. Trail snacks (i.e. candy, granola bars, and fruit) and drinks will be made available for you to have on your horse with you during the day.

We will do our best to accommodate any special requests you might have, as long as you tell us about them well in advance of the trip. Breakfasts and dinners are always hot meals, freshly prepared. Lunch will be eaten on the trail each day and usually consists of sandwiches or wraps, chips, fruits, cookies, and drinks.

Each trip’s menu is different depending on guest’s requests and our cook’s fancy, so let us know if there’s something you’d particularly like. It is imperative that you inform us of any (even mild) food allergies well before the start of the trip so that we can plan around them and prevent an emergency in the backcountry!

NOTE – The Vail To Aspen 4-Day Adventure is a BYOB affair

Please bring along any adult beverages you may like to have at the end of each day (not on the trail), as well as mixers for said libations. We will provide plenty of coolers and ice to transport everything for you.