Uwharrie BigFoot Ride
What is the Uwharrie BigFoot Ride
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| Some of the original BigFoot Riders |
Really it's just a crazy reason to get together with good folks and ride horses. THIS IS NOT AN ORGANIZED RIDE. Never has it been. Its more like a meet and greet. You can ride with a group if you choose to do so and there will be lots of folks there to show you the trails. Or you can ride by yourself. It's your choice! Great time for first timers to com...e out and ride Uwharrie. Most the time big groups will leave out of Canebrake Horse Camp around 10am on Saturday morning. Also they will meet at the lunge pen for now on so the roads in Canebrake are not blocked.
Food, drinks, entertainment and camping are all on you. You can camp primitive at the Badin Lake Horse Camp (Heathen camp ) or at Canebrake overflow. You can also reserve a site at Canebrake Horse Camp. Canebrake has full hook ups and they also have bathhouses.
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| Tailgate of one of the BigFoot Riders. This is pretty cool. |
How did this ride get started?
So 7 years ago me and my friends started this ride. It all started because some guy said he seen BigFoot in the Uwharrie National Forest. They had all kinds of ...people up there that weekend looking for him. And one person really not sure who posted "Let's go look for Bigfoot on horses" and we went up to Uwharrie on that cold Feb. Sunday, right around Valentine's Day . Some of us meeting for the first time. We rode and rode that day looking more for the TV crews than anything. It turned out to be a great ride with great friends. So we hope this keeps going. Meet up at Uwharrie , meet new and old friends and ride horses. That's what it's all about.
| BigFoot showed up for the 2017 ride. |
Where in Uwharrie is this ride at?
The Uwharrie BigFoot Ride is held really all over Uwharrie. Folks are free to ride and go as they please. One of the main places folks meet up is in Canebrake Horse Camp.Overview
Canebrake Horse Camp lies in the Badin Lake Recreation Area, a hub for outdoor activities in central North Carolina's Uwharrie National Forest. The facility is a scenic and restful overnight spot with both single and double campsites and numerous amenities for equestrian camping, though it is not exclusive to visitors with horses. Campers will delight in nearly 40 miles of forested horseback riding trails as well as hiking, off-road vehicle riding, mountain biking, swimming, fishing and boating opportunities in the area. The campground is open year-round.
Natural Features:
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| Bath House in Canebrake |
Winter temperatures range from the low 30s to upper 50s, while summer brings temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s and high humidity. Weather is pleasant in spring and fall, with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s.
Recreation:
The equestrian trail system is extensive, with miles of forested paths wandering through forests, over hills and across streams. The trails can be accessed from Canebrake using the Home Trail, which skirts the campground. Trails range from easy to difficult, accommodating riders of every level.
Facilities:
This campground offers many conveniences for horse campers, including a horse washing station, hitching racks, tack tables, parking spots for horse trailers and direct access to trails. 
Campsites are arranged around two loops. Each site is equipped with an electric hookup, picnic table, grill, campfire ring and lantern post, and many sites are shaded. The facility also provides drinking water, showers, flush toilets and a centrally-located dump station.
There are also two primitive camping areas. One is the Canebrake Overflow parking and Badin Lake Horse Camp, also known as the Heathen Camp.
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| Badin Lake Horse Camp (Heathen Camp) |
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| One of the campsites at Canebrake Horse Camp |
The Uwharrie BigFoot Ride is just a fun way to meet other horse folks and for people new to Uwharrie to come out and try out the trails. If someone gets lost there is always enough folks in the woods to help you find your way out. The ride is in April. You can follow the Uwharrie BigFoot Ride page to see when the next ride will be. https://www.facebook.com/BigfootRide/. Hope to see you out on the trails! |
| My boy Sonny , me, my husband Dwayne and his horse Tucker. |
