7 DAY ``MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER`` CELEBRATION RIDE

Celebrating 40 years since the movie “The Man from Snowy River” was released and 40 years of the Watson family taking guests into the high country on horseback

PRICE: $2968.00 inc GST
TIME: Monday 8th December 2025 to Sunday 14th December 2025 (6 days 7 nights)


  • Experience ‘Man from Snowy River’ Country

  • Enjoy the very best of Australia’s High Country scenery

  • Stay under canvas in Aussie made swags and private tents

  • Hearty fresh food and plenty of it

  • Ride with a family that has been riding in this country for over 30 years

ITINERARY

DAY 1

Arrive at 9.30am at our farm. We ride from our farm to Kate Camerons peak the site used for the jump scene in the ‘Man from Snowy River’ movie. We then head to our hut for lunch. After lunch we take in some more amazing views and then head back down to the farm. We stay the night at our hut.

DAY 2

After a hearty breakfast we head down to the farm and saddle horses to be loaded onto a truck for transport to Sheepyard Flat. We then explore the Howqua Hills Historic area before lunch. After lunch we ride to 7 mile flat where we stay for the evening.

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DAY 3

We ride up Brocks Road to Refrigerator Gap for lunch with plenty of cantering and after lunch we climb up to the “Bluff Hut” for the evening.

DAY 4

After breakfast we ride up the Bluff up to the summit. This is a most spectacular ride with amazing scenery. We then enjoy lunch at the Bluff Hut before trekking across Mt Lovick through to “Lovick Hut” for the evening again under canvas. Here we are surrounded by the magnificent snow gums.

DAY 5

We enjoy a leisurely start to the day before saddling up and riding across the peaks of this truly remarkable landscape. A brilliant day for photo’s with breathtaking cliff edges and mountains that seem to stretch on forever. We take in the views of “Picture Point”, Mt Howitt, The Cross Cut Saw, Mt Speculation and onto Mt Cobbler. We enjoy lunch on the side of Mt Magdala. We stay again under canvas at Lovick’s Hut for the evening.

DAY 6

We pack up camp and then ride down towards the twin dams for lunch and then down the 16 mile jeep track and “Pikes Flat” and then follow the river past ‘Bindaree Flat’ and onto ‘Flat Spur’ for the evening.

DAY 7

Today we climb Mt Stirling for ‘Craigs Hut’. A half day ride to the hut and time for photo’s and lunch before horses are collected by truck and guests by bus. We return to the farm.

see also our 5 day Man from Snowy River and Heritage Ride

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ANNUAL SEVEN DAY RIDE

8dec - 14All Day7 Day "Man from Snowy River" Celebration Ride(All Day) Availability: 2 spaces available Price: $2800.00pp inc GST ($560.00pp deposit upon booking and balance due 8th October 2025)

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Michael and Sally Watson

PHONE: (03) 5777 3552
EMAIL: info@watsonstrailrides.com.au

ADDRESS: 296 Three Chain Rd, Booroolite, Victoria, 3724
MAIL: PO Box 207. Mansfield VIC 3724

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