Welcome to New Hope Hill
Home of the One Horse Gap Trail Ride


 

One Horse Gap Trail Ride

Bring your horse or mule and join the Buchanan Family for an adventurous trail ride excursion through unforgettable scenery.

Click here to reserve your spot!

All contents copyright 2006 Buchanan LTD.




Join us for rock outcrops, woods, and fabulous views.

Lunch at Secret Canyon


One Horse Gap Lake

Click here for trail work & ride photos by Sondra
(new trail work photos posted 8/08/08)

Authorized under permit from the Shawnee National Forest Service since 2002 and complied with the terms and conditions of that permit. Buchanan Ltd. is a nondiscriminatory permittee of the Shawnee National Forest. The event has utilized trails within the Shawnee Forest for more than twenty years.

Great riding--Great food--Great times!!

 (click on 'Ride The Gap' to sign up)


Need more information? Click on 'the lowdown, saddle up, scenes from the trail, Buck's map (driving directions), empty saddles & friends of ours, all listed below.


We hope you will join us!

The Buchanan Family
No one knows the Shawnee like we do!

Ride the Gap with the Buchanan Family

No one knows the Shawnee like we do!

One Horse Gap Trail Ride & Hunt Lodging Information
618-264-7433
tralride@shawneelink.com



Find us on Google Map
Traveling with a GPS?
N 37 32.791
W 088 29.041

 

 

 

20th Annual Spring Ride
Limit 125 Guests
May 10-16, 2009
25th Annual Columbus Day Fall Ride
Limit 125 Guests
October 11-17, 2009

 

Private Group Rides Contact us for details.

 

The Buchanan Family's One Horse Gap Trail Ride, southern Illinois, Shawnee Forest, continues to be the place to ride.The 'Gap Ride' takes place at New Hope Hill campground near Williams Hill located 4 miles SW of Herod, IL, which is centrally located in the Eastern Region of the Shawnee National Forest. In an article about The One Horse Gap Trail Ride in Western Horseman, the Shawnee National Forest was chosen by Western Horseman magazine readers as one of The Top 5 Best Places to Ride! So, come ride with us. No one knows the Shawnee like we do!

CAMPING
New Hope Hill offers a dining and dance hall, horse and people water and full service electricity. Campers may arrive on the Thursday before the ride begins. There is a $15 per night camp fee for Thursday and Friday nights.Saturday night camping is included in the ride fee. Meals for purchase before the ride begins are available for Saturday supper and Sunday breakfast. Ride meals begin at noon on Sunday and continue through the next Saturday breakfast.

RIDING **UPDATE!
 The State of Illinois is requires an "Entry Permit" for out of state equine. Effective February 1, 2004. For a copy of the Illinois Transportation and Ownership Transfer Regulations pamphlet, contact the Horsemen's Council of Illinois, P. O. Box 1605, Springfield, IL 62705. Phone (217) 585-1600. Fax (217) 585-1601. Web site:
www.HorsemensCouncil.org for details.

MEALS
 Meals will begin with Sunday's lunch and end with Saturday's breakfast. We will be providing three tasty meals a day. Bring your saddle bags to pack our prepared lunch for on the trail. Extra meals for purchase are available Saturday supper and Sunday breakfast before the start of the ride.

ENTERTAINMENT
 There will be entertainment consisting of live bands, pickin' and grinnin' around the campfire and bingo with great horsey prizes!

Click Here For 2009 Reservation Forms and/or Ride Fee Information.

Print our 2008 brochure. (pdf)
Ride the Gap (front)
Ride the Gap (back)



Website updated Mar. 3, 2009
Trail work photos posted 8/08/08. Click on 'More trail & ride photos by Sondra'


Advanced reservations are required.
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*DISCLAIMER: One Horse Gap Trail Ride is not affiliated in any way with 34 Ranch. Furthermore, 34 Ranch is NOT the "Original Home" or "The Home" of the One Horse Gap Trail Ride.

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