PLEASE NOTE
A negative Coggins test is required for all horses participating in an STA ride or event. You MUST have a copy of this report (dated within 12 months) with you for each horse present at each ride or event.2025 STA RIDES
STA will be hosting rides in 2025 generally on the third Saturday of each month. Check back here and on our Facebook page for details each month. See you on the trail!Joe Budd Wildlife Management Area
Rain date is Sunday, February 16, 2025 – call or text Sharon if weather is questionable.
If you have any questions regarding the speed of the ride, please contact the ride leader.
Please Be Aware: This will be a challenging approximately 2.5-3 hours long ride. About half of it will be through woods that are not manicured trails. There are overhanging limbs, up and down hills, downed trees to step over, along with water crossings. This is NOT for a green horse OR rider. It’s a beautiful ride, but a bit challenging at times.
There is a port-a-potty, picnic table and water available at the trailhead.
Directions traveling west from Tallahassee: On Hwy 90, drive past Interstate Exit 192 at truck stops and continue just past Camping World to the Marathon Gas Station on left, which is about two miles from the Flying J truck stop. Turn left in the left turn lane at County Road 268 by the gas station and cross over I-10 and then railroad tracks. Just past the railroad tracks, bear right continuing on County Road 268 and drive about 2 more miles to Peters Road on the left. There is a small blue Joe Budd Wildlife Management Area sign on the right immediately before Peters Rd. There are 7 speed humps on Peters Road so you need to drive slowly and watch for children since this is a neighborhood. The asphalt ends shortly after the St. Peters AME Church on the right. Continue on the dirt road and stay right at the fork. Drive through metal gates and park in the parking area on the left across from the Ranger checkpoint on the right. There is additional parking down the side of the road from that parking lot.
GPS coordinates are: 30°29’33.4″N 84°30’17.6″W
Aenon Church in Apalachicola National Forest
If you have any questions regarding the speed of the ride, please contact the ride leader.
There are no accommodations at this trailhead. Enjoy a 2 to 3-hour ride along single and double-tract trails that follow creeks and traverse hills. Hunting is permitted, so check the local hunting schedule.Directions from Tallahassee: Go west on Hwy. 20 from Capital Circle. Turn left at traffic light on Aenon Church Road. Drive over small bridge and keep going about 1-mile past Crowder Pit Road. Take a right onto Cross Creek Stable Road & park under the power lines.