Horse Riding in the Barrington Tops

Just $50 pp for 2 hours over hills across rivers

If a restful horse riding holiday in a retreat situated within 3.5 hours of Sydney is what your heart desires, then Barrington Tops is probably the ultimate place to go.

Listed as a World Heritage Listed Area, the Tops offers a huge range of diversity and interest to all who visit its beauty and an incomparable opportunity to experience nature at its best, especially for the horse-back rider. It is an ancient woodland, dating back to the Gondwanaland age, before the continents even began to separate. Ancient Antarctic Beeches and other local flora and alpine grasses grace the landscape, which boasts nearly half of Australia’s plant species, a third of the mammals and birds, and in the region of 50 endangered species.

Show this beauty to your family while on horseback, guided by those who know the area.

Horse rides for just $50 per two-hour ride per person.

Just 3.5 hours drive away from Sydney to the North West, the Barrington Tops area offers a cool environment to escape to during the hot weather, with summer temperatures ranging from 13-28˚C and 1-16˚C with snow showers possible in the winter. Access to the area is via Gloucester or Scone onto the Barrington Tops Road.

However you wish to do it, the multitude of tracks and trails through the 80,000 hectares of National Forest and Cobark Valley make riding a comfortable experience, even for the inexperienced, making it possible for families to enjoy the holiday together.

If you prefer a little more activity in your day and would like to see how the Australian Country Folk do things, join in on a cattle muster (with stockmen as your guides) at the Camp Cobark Horse Riding Centre in the Northern Barrington Foothills. The hosts at the centre - Big Al and Di - are sure to give you the heartiest of welcomes, and will offer you the chance to take part in some new, perhaps never-experienced-before activities.

There - you will be matched with a mount suitable for your level making this a suitable place for a break for both novices and more experienced horse riders alike and you can rest assured that your ride will be properly trained and calm.