TRAIL CONDITION GUIDE/RIDE SCHEDULE • Always call the ride leader 2 days in advance of the ride for more informatin and to make your reservation. If you plan on bringing a guest, your guest must sign a waiver. Unless otherwise noted, please bring your own water and lunch/refreshments. Ride leaders furnish snacks following the ride. LEVEL 1 – An easy, shorter ride with mostly level terrain, low grades and good footing. Trail mostly follows roads or wide, well defined trails. LEVEL 2 – Some grades but not steep or hard. Can go across country on mostly level ground. LEVEL 3 – Footing may be rocky and difficult in places. May have steep grades and be narrow. Could be long in length. LEVEL 4 – Steep grades, rocky and there may be some steps, negotiating ledges and large boulders. Could be long in length. RIDE SPEEDS: Slow, Medium and Fast are WALK speeds. If gaited indicated, call the ride leader to determine speed. PRESCOTT SADDLE CLUB TRAIL RIDES FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER SEPTEMBER RIDES Friday, Sept.5- Sondra Haile:909-936-4805- Sunset/moonrise ride, @ NEW Pioneer Park T H, in the saddle at 5pm for 2 hours, rated 2. RSVP by 09/03 please. Pretty, easy, evening ride. Wed, Sept 10 - Lisa knight - 928-713-0240 - Cayuse TH, meet @8:30am ride 9am, 3hrs, rated 2, Friday, Sept 19 - Linda Corbin and Lynn taylor 928-583-0109 - A trip to the Cabin, meet @ groom creek 307 TH @ 8:30 ride 9am. 3hr ride, rated 3,snacks back at the trailer. Friday, Sept 26 - Denise and Tom Norris - 928-899-6120, 928-636-3358 NEW loop, Thumb butte ride . Meet @ 9 ride 9:30 Finally we can do later rides, 3hrs, rated 3. Not alot of rocks, just a nice ride. lunch at Casa Sanchez after. New parking lot might have to get creative on parking. Sun, Sept 28 - Trish Carlile - 602-284-9491 - Wolf creek fall ride, meet @ 307 spruce TH @9 :00am ride 9:30am, 3-31/2hrs, rated a 3, some hills nothing hard, some stops along the way. Will do a different ride if it is to wet. OCTOBER RIDES Fri, Oct 10 - JoAnne Rudolph - 928-308-3803 - Ranch Trail head 62, Walker Rd, Prescott. Meet at 9:00, ride at 9:30. 2.5-3 hours. Rated 2.5, yes rocks. Combination of cross-country and rolling fire-break trail. We will NOT be riding Ranch Trail itself. Short break during ride, lunch at Olive Garden after, RSVP for lunch. Tuesday, Oct,14 - Denise and Tom Norris - 928-899-6120 - Towers ride, Copper basin TH. Meet @ 9 ride 9:30, 31/2hrs including a break, rated 3, Hopefully some beautiful Fall Colors, who needs to go all the way to Flagstaff!! Some Hills, some rocks. Snacks at the trailer. Sat, 10/18 -Little Thumb Butte Bed and Breakfast- Verde river ride and lunch. Annual ride from Ann Harrington’s. Beautiful fall colors and lots of river crossings! Meet at 8am for coffee and doughnuts, then at 9am ride along and thru the Verde River. Jim Higgs will be our distinguished leader. 2 hours rated a 2.5. After the ride Ann will serve us a delicious homemade lunch. All this for $20.00/per person. Limited to 30 persons, so get your reservations and money in right away. Call Kim McKnight on or before 10/14/2025. Tuesday, October 21st. Donna Crisfield 928-910-3337. Thumb Butte, White Rock parking area. Meet at 9 am to ride at 9:30. Rated 2 ½ for 3 ¼ hours with a break. Snacks back at the trailer. Wed - Oct 29 – Shauna Britt 208-827-6263 – meet @ white rock parking, ride at Thumb Butte across the road from the White Rock Trail head. I think this could be a new route for some people. Meet at 9am and ride at 9:30. This will be a 2.5 - 3 hour ride, rated 2.5. We’ll be in the open some and in the trees some. The footing is mostly good, but there are some rocky areas. Snacks back at the trailer. upcoming Events --- - Christmas party, Dec 20th - possible Chili party in Nov.