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January 3, 2008

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  John Thurow -- 863-467-2314;  jthurow@horsetraildirectory.com

Five Star Campgrounds Named by Trail Riders

 Twenty two campgrounds that host trail riders achieved the highest possible ratings of five stars in 2007, based on riders’ reviews at HorseTrailDirectory.com, a website developed by and for trail riders. 

 Leading this premier group was the KC Ranch Horse Camp (Double Springs, AL) who not only had the most votes for 2007 but maintained their 5 Star rating for all time.  Following close was CircleE Campground (Winchester, TN) with the second most votes.  2007 was the first year that CircleE was rated.  For a complete listing of five star campgrounds and trails, visit http://www.horsetraildirectory.com/fivestars.asp.

 “These are really impressive accomplishments,” said HorseTrailDirectory.com’s trail boss John Thurow.  “These campgrounds represent the top three percent of all locations in the database.  I think we can all appreciate the effort this takes.”

HorseTrailDirectory.com currently has about 650 trail and campground locations posted.  They have been put there by people who have ridden at the trail locations or by campground owners.  Most of the locations are in North America but there are also listings in countries across the globe including Argentina, Spain, Hungary, and Russia.  After visiting a location, riders can comment on their experiences by posting reviews.  As of January 1, 2008 there are more than 2400 reviews of the trails and campgrounds.

Each listing is described in a brief narrative, accompanied by information about the location, such as number of trail miles, trail difficulty, number of campsites, and directions to the location.  More detail is often provided via links directly to related sites such as campground and national forest websites.  Trip planning is also helped by automatic links to local weather forecasts.

Thurow said that most people find out about new trails through word of mouth, and that getting first hand knowledge from friends is the best way to discover new adventures.  “The advantage of the Internet is that a person’s circle of friends is multiplied many times into a much larger community,” he said.  “At www.horsetraildirectory.com you have a growing Internet community of trail riders sharing their real world experiences about places they have ridden and camped with their horses.”