We have some amazing local trail riding opportunities near our motel! Jennings State Forest has well over 24,000 acres of land, including four horse trails!
Within Jennings Forest, the Sandridge Trail Complex is comprised of five hiking loops and two equestrian loops. The Evans Blue and Yellow loops provide equestrians over 25 miles of marked trail, offering views of multiple ecosystems across the forest. You can see more about riding in Jennings Forest here: https://www.fdacs.gov/Forest-Wildfire/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Jennings-State-Forest.
Belmore State Forest in Clay County has over 12,000 acres including the Ates Creek and Satusma Riding Trails. https://www.fdacs.gov/Forest-Wildfire/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Belmore-State-Forest
Black Creek Ravines is another very popular riding trail near us, where you can view the ravines that the trail gets its name from. More that trail here: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/florida/black-creek-ravines-white-and-yellow-loop
Bayard Point Conservation Area https://www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/bayard/ and the historic Goldhead Branch State Park https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/mike-roess-gold-head-branch-state-park both offer additional riding trails right near our horse motel!
Beach Riding
There are also several beaches you can ride horses on within about an hour of our Horse Motel including Amelia Island, Ponte Vedra and Vilano Beach.
- Amelia Island https://www.floridastateparks.org/amelia-island
- St. Johns County Beaches http://www.co.st-johns.fl.us/hcp/riding.aspx
- Vilano Beach https://www.visitstaugustine.com/thing-to-do/vilano-beach
We hope these provide some great riding opportunities for you!
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