Diablo Trail Endurance Ride
AHA Region 3 Championship and AERC Sanctioned Equestrian Event
2012 Date TBD

The Diablo Trail Endurance Ride offers riders a 30-mile limited distance and 50-mile endurance ride starting and finishing at Castle Rock Park in Walnut Creek.  The course will travel through Diablo Foothills Regional Park, up the slope of Mt. Diablo State Park's Pine Ridge to Juniper Campground, and for the 50K after a stop in Mitchell Canyon, loops back to the start.  The course is challenging offering steep climbs, descents and creek crossings.

Date, Time and Place
The next Diablo Trails Endurance Ride date needs to be determined. Please contact Emily Egan if you are interested in more information. Both Diablo Trail Endurance Ride courses, 30 and 50 miles, start and finish at Castle Rock Park in Walnut Creek. The mandatory Pre-ride Meeting takes place on Friday, the day before the event. Camping is available. Directions

Registration
Registration form.  Fees are $75 for 30-milers and juniors and $125 for 50-milers.  A $10 late fee will be applied after June 14.  Equestrians of all ages are welcome.  Equestrians under 16 must be accompanied by an adult (sponsor).  Limit of 150 registrants.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received by Friday, June 18th will receive a 100% refund on the ride fee, meals and AHA fees.  Cancellations received June 21th and later will receive a 50% refund on the ride fee, no refund on the meal ticket(s) and a 100% refund on the AHA fee.
A refund will not be granted if a horse does not pass the pre-ride vet check.

Pre-ride Meeting
There will be a mandatory pre-ride meeting on Friday, June 25 at 7:30pm.  All participants are invited to enjoy dinner and live music at 6:00 pm.  Dinner tickets are $10 per person and available to purchase on the registration form (not included in registration fee).

Awards
For an additional $5 fee participants will receive a high-performance T-shirt. Awards will be given for Top Finishers and Best Condition at the awards ceremony held after the race on Saturday, June 26th at 3:00 pm.

Dinner
Dinner tickets can be purchased for $10 each (not included in registration fee).  Dinner will be offered on Friday at 6pm, prior to the pre-ride meeting.

Camp
You are welcome to camp both Friday and Saturday night.  Camp is on a property at Castle Rock Park in Walnut Creek. This is a no frills camp that is conveniently located near urban areas with easy access to stores.  There is horse water available, but for the most part plan on bringing what you need.  There will be no camp fires allowed.  Parking is limited so if you can trailer-pool then please do so and plan on parking conservatively. Horses can be boarded at Leap of Faith, across from the campsite.  Please call (925) 938-9550 for details and cost.

Contacts
Ride Manager: Bob Marx, Ride Secretary: Amara Morrison, Head Vet: Cory Soltau, DVM
For Save Mount Diablo: Emily Egan, (925) 947-3535

Vet Checks
Crew Directions

Reviews
"I just wanted to say thanks and congratulations to you and your crew for putting on a great ride on Saturday. The trails were very well marked just as you said they'd be and you had spotters at all the right places. All the volunteers were extremely helpful and as a rider, I really couldn't have asked for much more." - Ed riding the 50 mile on Remirame in 2008