Scenic Trail Riding at The Hideout

Trail riding at The Hideout is another unique experience because the diversity of the countryside in which we are located. In Shell Valley you can ride through high desert and sagebrush and red cliffed canyons that make you think of Arizona or New Mexico.

Further up, you ride through either rocky/dry or green/verdant canyons, while making your way up through aspen trees and tall pine woods, crossing streams, to arrive on the wide open range.

Continue climbing, that brings you to the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area with more lakes and streams. Reaching an elevation of 13,000 feet above sea level ... land of eternal snow.

We offer half-day and full-day rides, plus overnight trips (to the Upper Hideout, for instance) -- depending on the season and interests of our guests.

Mind you, that in the valley temperatures can reach over 100 F, while at the same time someone could wake up in the mountains, to find their sleeping bag covered with frost and the water in canteens quite icy. But when its hot and dusty in the valley, we haul folks up into the mountains for cooler, refreshing riding.

We use aluminum Featherlite stock trailers to haul our guests and horses up and down the mountains, if they prefer to spend the entire day at higher and cooler altitudes. Our fleet of horse-hauling rigs consists of well-maintained, heavy-duty 4x4 trucks, all equipped with jack brakes for your safety.

As you can read on "Our Horses," our Hideout horses are versatile working ranch horses well-adapted to this Wyoming terrain. Depending on your riding ability and if other guests so wish, we may do some loping during our trail rides.


We respect at all times the safety and comfort of both the horses and our guests. The terrain is diverse: from easy-going to challenging to very challenging. And even the best horses would not last very long if pushed to the limits in this country and at these altitudes.

We match our trail riding outings and horses according to the riders. But even the most experienced trail riders are challenged by some our trails, and impressed the way our region's hardy stock horses are so surefooted in handling this terrain.

But one of the most fun things to do during your Cowboy Adventure at The Hideout is to participate in daily cattle work of the Flitner Ranch. See, Cattle Work.