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| Crystal Thompson's beautiful mare April playing in the water. |
Riding at Raven Rock State Park
Leesa T Wright
Need a great place to do a little day riding? Raven Rock Bridle Trails are just the place for you. Located outside of Fuquay Varina and Lillington, NC.
Make sure you use the address 1550 River Road, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 to get to the bridle trail parking lot.
Parking lot is a big gravel area. Trucks and trailers have no problem getting in, parking or leaving.
There is a restroom but its a vault toilet, so be sure and bring water on hot days.
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| Restroom located in the parking lot. |
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| My daughter Boo and her step dad's horse named Tucker hanging out at the waterhole. |
Trails are broke up into two 4 mile loops. Both loop around and start and stop in the parking lot. Trails are clean and well maintained. So if you pack it in please pack it out. If it has rained within a few days of the day you plan to ride be sure and check with the park to make sure the trails are open. They do close after heavy rain and bad storms. This keeps the trails from eroding await.
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| Crystal Thompson and her mare April coming down the trail steps to the waterhole. |
Trails are easy to moderate. Trails can be a little rocky at times. Most horses have no problems barefoot or shoed.
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| Crystal Polfliet and her horse Sterling on the trail heading to a land bridge. |
There are land bridges, water crossings and even a set of steps horses must cross along the trails. Most horses have no problems with these things.
So if you need a good place to day ride, head out to Raven Rock. Beautiful well maintained trails and not to mention the great people you see out on the trails. I found the trails to be a great place to work a young horse. They get to see and do new things.
Happy Trails Folks!!
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| Happy Trails from Handsome Sonny Boy and Me. Photo taken at Rock Raven State Park. |
