Beargrass Ranch

GUIDED RIDES

Half-Day Trail Ride

The best first taste of Beargrass country. We match you to a gentle, ranch-broke horse, walk you through the basics at the rail, and ride the easy meadow-and-timber loops where the footing is good and the views come early. No experience needed — just a willingness to climb on and look around.

We saddle below the lodge most mornings, while the dew is still on the meadow and the horses are fresh. If you've never ridden, that's the most common thing we hear, and it's no trouble at all — we'll fit you to a calm one, show you how to sit and steer at the rail, and head out at a walk.

The loop runs out across the hay meadows, into the larch and lodgepole, and up to a bench where on a clear day you can see the Whitefish Range stacked against the sky and Glacier's peaks beyond. In July the beargrass is blooming white up there. We stop to breathe the horses, let you take it in, and turn for home.

These are the same trails the outfit works year-round, ridden slow enough to enjoy and honest enough to feel like the real thing — because it is.

When: Half day (about 3 to 3.5 hours)

  • A ranch-broke horse matched to your experience and a basic rail lesson
  • A small-group guided ride with a Beargrass head guide or wrangler
  • Meadow, timber, and a high-bench view toward the Whitefish Range and Glacier
$140 / riderBook or inquire
  • SeasonMay through October
  • Skill levelBeginner to intermediate; no experience required
  • Group sizeUp to 6 riders per guide
  • What to bringLong pants, closed boots or shoes, hat, sunscreen, a layer for the timber
  • Duration-detailAbout 3 to 3.5 hours, with roughly 2.5 hours in the saddle