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Trail Riding & Accommodation

What to know before you travel
Here is some advice from a seasoned trail rider & member of the Long Riders Guild,
Steve Nott
Brisbane Valley Heritage Trail

Featuring the routes forged through the Valley by the pioneers. These include the stock routes, mail and coach routes, rail trails, timber trails, heritage buildings tour and the wine trails.  date our efforts have focussed on the old stock routes, the rail trails and a tour of heritage buildings from Coominya to Nanango. 
Tasmanian National Trail
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The Tasmanian Trail is the only long distance (480km) multi-use trail in Tasmania. The experience is recreational, cultural and nature based.

It often passes through or close to small towns, allowing travellers to visit local attractions while using as little or as much as they like and to take advantage of local accommodation, hospitality and specialist services.

 
  WA​
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Armadale
 
Coranda Lodge
SSE of Perth
73 Twelfth Road, Armadale
Phone 0418 943 776
18 acres alongside the Wungong Brook with Home style bed and breakfast accommodation. Stables (subject to availability), electric/timber yards with shelters; electric/timber yards with shade; electric/timber paddocks. No dogs allowed.
 
Balingup
Balinga Cottages
S of Perth
Address: PO Box 81, Balingup
Phone (08) 9764 1212
15 acre water scaped farmlet with Spacious two bedroom fully self contained cottages (with TV and CD player) sleeps up to six people. Well fenced paddock with water trough. Horse trails (pine and State forests)
Dogs are allowed with prior arrangement/approval.
 
Robinson
Karriview Cottage

"Karriview" 379 Robinson Road, Robinson Phone (08) 9841 8331 Mob 0400 153 336
SSE of Perthbedroom self-contained cottage. Paddocks. Stidwell Bridle Trail at the front gate.Four
 
Kalbarri
Big River Ranch
N of Perth
Ajana Kalbarri Road, Kalbarri
Phone (08) 9937 1214
500,000 acres of magnificent Western Australia at your fingertips!
Camping with facilities. Contact the property for horse accommodation details. No dogs allowed. This property runs its own team of horses, and BYO horse is strictly on approval.
 
 
Cue  (Outback WA)
Nallan Station
N of Perth
Off Great Northern Highway, Cue Phone/Fax  (08) 9963 1054
Old shearers quarters accommodation. Paddocks. 
 
The Kimberley
Home Valley Station
SW of Darwin
Gibb River Road, The Kimberley WA Phone/Fax (08) 9161 4322
Open from April to the end of November, weather permitting this outback oasis has camping or B&B accommodation and yards available for your horses.
 
 
TRAIL RIDING ONLY                                   
John Forrest National Park
E of Perth
Great Eastern Highway Contact:
Ph: (08) 9298 8344
John Forrest National Park
 
Denis De Young Reserve (Jandakot Regional Park) SE of Perth
Phone (08) 9431 6500
 
 
Collie-Darkan Rail Trail
S of Perth
email: info@collierivervalley.org.au 
Phone (08) 9736 1205
Best suited to shod horses.
Visit website 
Facebook 
 
 
 
 
 
Kwinanna
JANDAKOT REGIONAL PARK, WANDI
 
Armadale
FORRESTDALE LAKE BRIDLE TRAIL
 
Armadale
ELLIS BROOK TO BICKLEY TRAIL

Cuballing
DRYANDRA FOREST LOOP 1

Yallingup
DUGDALE ROAD HORSE TRAILS

Denmark
NORNALUP HERITAGE RAIL TRAIL
 
Collie
COLLIE DARKAN RAIL TRAIL
 
Byford
CARDUP BRIDLE PATH

Byford
TROTTING ESTATE BRIDLE BATHS
 
Armadale
BUNGENDORE BRIDLE TRAIL
 
Witchcliffe
BORANUP FOREST HORSE ACCESS AREA
 
WUNGONG VALLEY, DARLING RANGE REGIONAL PARK HORSE ACCESS AREA
 
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OTHER TRAILS TO EXPLORE

TORBAY TO ELLEKER RAIL TRAIL

STIDWELL BRIDLE TRAIL, ALBANY

SERPENTINE BRIDLE TRAILS

RAILWAY HERITAGE TRAIL

OAKFORD STOCKMANS BRIDLE TRAILS

OAKFORD BRIDLE TRAILS

MCNEILL ROAD ESTATE BRIDLE TRAILS, ARMADALE

MANJIMUP TO DEANMILL HERITAGE TRAIL

LOWER HELENA BRIDLE TRAIL

COUZINS BRIDLE TRAIL, DWELLINGUPBRIGADOON TRAILS

BOLD PARK BRIDLE TRAIL
Freemantle 

 

 

 

 Places to Stay With Horses in Victoria   

     

Kyneton Area         

Farm Fully Self Contained house

69 Old Post Office Road Metcalf

Kinross Metcalf Farm 

NNW of Melbourne

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Echuca Area 

VISIT WEBPAGE                           

Camping, tee pees, bungalows,     cabins. Horse yards & shared paddocks.  Dogs allowed                

Kotupna               

500 Yambuna Bridge Road,           

N of Melbourne                               

Wakiti Creek Resort                        

          

 

SW of Melbourne

Bambra  Countrywide Cottages
1205 Winchelsea Deans Marsh Road, Bambra  Phone (03) 5288 7399

Mob 0419 114 786
Four private cottages. Paddock accommodation. Access to Otway Forest. Dogs allowed.

 

Berwick - Bunyip State Forest

Akoonah Park

SE of Melbourne

 

Bangholme

Blinkbonnie Equestrian Centre
88 Pillars Road, Bangholme Vic

Phone (03) 9772 7447
Equestrian Centre offers overnight accommodation to travelling horses

 

Bendigo Region

The Bush Courtyard
N of Melbourne
Address: 221 Campaspe Road, Goornong,  Phone (03) 5432 2446

Mob 0417 363 710 
‘Gold Fields’ Equine Centre

Cabins & Camping. Paddocks, yards or stables. Dogs allowed.

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Bendigo Region

Horse and Country Bendigo
3 Old Murray Road, Huntly, Vic 3551

Phone (03) 5448 8202

Mob 0418 316 669
Agistment in private paddocks of approx. 1 to 1.5 acres. No dogs.

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BOHO

Merton Park Stud.

Transporters Accommodation for both themselves and the horses they are travelling.
6 Stables and 4 yards available.
Located 4 min from Hume Freeway at Violet Town turn off.
Contact Lynne Murray
Entry 55 School Road, Boho. 3669.

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Echuca 

HorseHand
N of Melbourne
8518 Northern Highway, Echuca, Phone (03) 5482 1837

Mob 0409 941 714 

Camping with facilities. Horse Yards with shelter, exclusive use paddocks.

 

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East Gippsland

Yaraman Park

E of Melbourne

35 Jones Road, Eagle Point, Vic 3878 Phone (03) 5153 8210

Fully
Mob 0410 475 186self contained air conditioned 3 bedroom 2 bathrooms (with spa) house available sleeping up to 8 people

Horse yards. No dogs.

 

Eastern Victoria

Gippsland Omeo Region

The Willows


Anglers Rest.  

Phone: (03)5159 7241
ENE of Melbourne
Packer's High Country HorseridingAccomodation in O’Connells Hut, a log cattleman's hut built around 1904. Self-contained Converted Shearers Hut

Contact the property for horse accomodation facilities. Dogs allowed.

 

Huntly

Old Murray Cottage
N of Melbourne
3 Old Murray Road, Huntly, 

Phone (03) 5448 8202

Mob 0418 316 669
Self-contained cottage. Private paddocks & Stables.  No dogs.

 

Lara

Elcho Equine B&B
WSW of Melbourne
35 Stacey's Road, Lovely Banks (Lara),  Phone (03) 5282 3939

Mob 0412 889 333
Fully self-contained air-conditioned B&B facilities & stable complex for your horse.

 

Narrawong

Kim's Beach House
W of Melbourne 
11 Livingstone Road, Tyrendarra (Narrawong) 

Phone 0428 295 436

Self-contained 3 bedroom house, 3 rounds yards (electric tape); 5 paddocks (electric fencing); feed available. Overnight and holiday accommodation available. Access to Beach 100m, trail bush riding 5km. Dogs allowed.

 

 

Murrindindi

Woodbourne Country Accommodation

NE of Melbourne
24 Myles Road, Murrindindi, Vic 3717

Phone (03) 5797 8245

Mob 0408 171 903

Bed and Breakfast. Horse Stables, yards (with trees/shelters), exclusive use or shared paddocks.Dogs allowed.

 

Macclesfield

Avoca Park
ESE of Melbourne
411 Tschampions Road, Macclesfield, Phone (03) 5968 9058

Mob 0417 505 588Self contained apartment, Bunkhouse that sleeps 8 people. Horse Stables, reed yards. Dogs allowed.

 

 

NarNar Goon North

 

Chericke Park Country Cottage

130 Yarrabubba Road, Nar Nar Goon
SSE of MelbourneNorth,Phone 0416 166 027 
Cottage (sleeps 8). Camping .Horse Yards with trees, exclusive use paddocks. Bunyip State Forest only 10 minutes ride from cottage 

 

 

Mornington Peninsula

101 Curzon Road, Boneo
S of Melbourne
Howard's Hill

Sleeps 8 in B&B/
Ph: (03)5988 6737 or 0417 306 415farmstay accommodation. Hose Stables, yards, shared or exclusive use paddock. Dogs allowed.

 

 

Mansfield

Howqua Hills Historic Area

Mansfield

Camping & Horse Yards available

Book through Parks Victoria Mansfield office Mansfield Office PH: 13 1963 

 

Nangana/Macclesfield

Kirth Kiln Regional Park. The park has many kilometres of track suitable for horse riding. The horse corral is located at Scout Loop Track.

30 numbered sites in a bush setting. There is a non-flush toilet and nearby horse yards with wooden rails for overnight and day use. Space in horse yards is on a first come basis. No Fees and No Bookings needed.

Visit Website 

 

 

Mildura Region

Blue Sky Park Equestrian Centre
57 Ginquam Avenue, Nichols Point 

Phone (03) 5024 7770

Overnight accommodation to travelling horses up to 4 weeks. Horse Yards with
Mob 0427 814 312shelters/trees, shared and exclusive use paddocks.  Dogs allowed.

 

Pakenham South
SE of Melbourne
45 Ellett Road Pakenham South Vic 3810

Phone (03) 9836 3033,

Mobile 0413 323 479
Short-term agistment available.

 

Pennyroyal -  Otway

Cedarwood Holiday Park
SW of Melbourne
435 Deans Marsh Lorne Road, Pennyroyal. Otway Bush Trails access.

Phone (03) 5236 3479

Mob 0404 57208

Self Contained two bedroom cottages which sleep up to 4 and Shared paddocks, individual paddocks, yards or stables.

 

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Warnambool

High View Horse Complex
W of Melbourne
229 Illowa Road, Illowa (via Warrnambool) 

Phone/Fax (03) 55659341,

M 0419 104 725
Two self-contained cottages and paddocks/loose boxes for Overnight or holiday accommodation. Trail riding available on and off site. Dogs allowed.

                   

 

 

 

NSW          

 

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Cottonwood Stables, Murrunundi

0407467266

provides overnight accommodation for horses and power for camping. Only 300 meters off the New England Highway 30mins north of Scone and 1hr South of Tamworth. Guests are welcome to stay longer and alternative accomodation is available at Murrurundi Guest House only 6km from the stables. Trail rides, trigger point therapy, horsemanship lessons, reiki sessions, the use of horse walker and facilities are available on request.
 
Nelson
StAlberts Farmstay & Horse paddock.
60 Nelson Road, Nelson,
Ph. (02) 9654 8685
Mobile 0417 468 784
 
 
 
Tarcutta
Tarcutta Halfway Motor Inn
Half way between Sydney & Melbourne
1 Sydney Street, Tarcutta,
Phone (02) 6928 7294
25 motel rooms
24 horse stables, 11 Yards, including 4 stallion boxes. Dogs allowed.
 
Wolumla
Bundaleer B&B
10 Acre Horse Paddock with tree shelter.
Located off the Princes Highway south of Bega
Mob: 0405062633
Email masliahmj@hotmail.com
 
Cooma
Yarramba Trail Rides
S of Canberra
Dry Plains via Cooma NSW 2630 Phone (02) 6453 7204
Agistment for travellers. Horse Yards. 
 
Diamond Beach
Beach Holidays with Your Horse 
NNE of Sydney
209 Diamond Beach Road, Diamond Beach
Visit Website
 
Coonabarabran
Barkala Farm
NNW of Sydney
Dandry Road, Coonabarabran Phone/Fax (02) 6842 2239
Self-catered guesthouses, B&B accommodation or un-powered camping (tents and caravans) shower and toilet block on-site. HorseYards & Paddocks. 8,000 acre property with cross-country trails. 
Dogs allowed.
 
Bulahdelah
Peacehaven Country Cottages
NE of Sydney
353 Upper Myall Road, Bulahdelah, Phone (02) 4997 8247
Mob 0412 484 807 Email: peacehaven@peacehaven.com.au
2 fully self-contained cottages Paddocks with water and shade trees, right outside your cottage window. No dogs allowed.
 
Mitchells Island
Melaleuca Retreat
NNE of Sydney
108 Sandridge Road, Mitchells Island Phone (02) 6553 2985
Three private self-contained rustic cottages. Paddocks, stables, holding yards. Dogs allowed.
 
Mount Burrell
Wandeen Countryside Accommodation
N of Sydney
241 Mt Burrell Road, Mount Burrell Contact: 0412599236 Donna and 0425234780 Darren
On-site riding - 200 acres with picturesque lakes. Cabin is self contained. Exclusive use paddocks. BYO yards. No dogs.
 
Telegraph Point
Stoney Park Caravan Park
N of Sydney
1 Hacks Ferry Rd, Telegraph Point Phone (02) 6585 0080; 
Cabins/camping. BYO yards. On-site riding - 200 acres with picturesque lakes. Dogs allowed.
 
Cudmirrah
Inscape Farmhouse
SSW of Sydney
Mondayong Road, Cudmirrah, NSW 2540 Phone (02) 4441 0623
50 acres set in amongst the bushland of Conjola National Park. Fully self-contained three bedroom farmhouse (sleeps up to 8 - two double rooms plus a room containing a double, a single, and a day bed). Stables and yards (2) and paddocks. Dogs allowed.
 
Merimbula
Bumblebrook Farm Motel
S of Sydney
Address: Kemps Lane, Candelo via MERIMBULA NSW 2550 Phone: (02) 6493 2238
100 acres of beautiful rolling bush-land fronting picturesque Tantawangalo Creek. 4 self-contained units. Horse Yards and paddocks are available. Dogs Allowed
 
Towrang
Wollondale Farm Stay
SW of Sydney 
1144 Towrang Road, Towrang NSW 2580  Phone (02) 48 298115 or (02) 48 298151 or Mobile 0428 445160
1200 acre property with 3kms of river frontage. Country cottages available. Contact property for horse accomodation details. 
 
Goulburn
Beauwood Stud
SW of Sydney
 644 Middle Arm Road, Goulburn NSW 2580
Phone (02) 4829 0178 or Mobile 0408 628 727
Comfortable fuly self-contained cabin. Stables, treed yards, safe electric paddocks (various sizes). 
 
Tarcutta
Tarcutta Halfway Motor Inn
1 Sydney Street, Tarcutta, NSW 2652 Phone (02) 6928 7294 
The property: Located halfway between Melbourne and Sydney on the Hume Highway corridor.  25 motel rooms. 24 horse stables, including 4 stallion boxes. Dogs allowed.
 
Megalong Valley
Werriberri Lodge
WNW of Sydney
Address: 829 Megalong Rd , Megalong Valley
Phone (02) 4787 9127
200 acres of natural bush.  Fully self contained cabins. Camping available. Horse yards with shelters/trees, shared use paddocks No dogs allowed.
 
Forbes
Country Club Caravan
W of Sydney
33 Sam Street, Forbes
Phone (02) 6852 1957 
Camping site (powered/unpowered) and cabin-style accommodation. Facilities are available for people travelling with horses. Contact the property for more information.Dogs allowed.
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 NATIONAL PARKS  TRAILS        
 
Terry Hills
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (Sydney and surrounds)
Phone (02) 9472 9300 or (02) 9472 9301; 
21 km of scenic trails designated for horse riding, within Ku-ring-gai Chase and Garigal National Parks. Visit the website.
 
Gosford
Popran National Park
Gosford  Phone (02) 4320 4200 or (02) 4320 4280 (general enquiries), (02) 4320 4203 (camping enquiries);
Visit the website
 
Walcha
Mummel Gulf National Park (New England Tablelands)
188W North Street, Walcha
Phone (02) 6777 4700
Visit the website
 
Narooma
Mimosa Rocks National Park
Narooma
Phone (02) 4476 2888;
The trail: Horse riding is only allowed on the park road system. Visit the website
 
South Coast & Highlands
Yanununbeyan State Conservation Area
Phone (02) 6299 2929
The trail: Horse riding is day-use only and horses must keep to existing management trails. Overnight camping with horses in the park is not permitted.
Visit the website
 
 
South Coast & Highlands
South East Forest National Park 
Phone (02) 6458 4080
Riding is allowed on roads and trails in the park.
Visit the website
 
Tumut
Kosciuszko National Park (South Coast & Highlands)
The Old Butter Factory, Adelong Road, Tumut
Phone (02) 6947 7025
Visit the website.
 
Pitt Town
Scheyville National Park (Sydney & surrounds)
Pitt Town
Phone (02) 4572 3100, weekend enquiries 0439 818 287
Visit the website
 
Blackheath
Yengo National Park (Sydney & surrounds)
Blackheath
Phone (02) 4787 8877
Visit the website

 

 

 

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