Ridgeback Guide Service

Ridgeback Guide Service We are a Recreational Guide Service specializing in Overland travel, serving the New England area.

Some adventures are already sold out. Others are getting close.The RGS calendar is filling, and we’re down to just a han...
08/31/2026

Some adventures are already sold out. Others are getting close.

The RGS calendar is filling, and we’re down to just a handful of openings across several upcoming trips.

If you’ve been watching from the sidelines and telling yourself, “I’ll sign up later…” — later is starting to arrive.

These aren’t just days spent driving dirt roads.

They’re new places.
New skills.
Campfires with good people.
Confidence earned behind the wheel.
And stories you’ll still be telling long after the trucks are cleaned up.

Small groups are part of what makes the Ridgeback experience what it is — and when those spots are gone, they’re gone.

Don’t wait until you’re looking at everyone else’s photos wishing you had been there.

Find the adventure that fits you and claim one of the remaining spots.

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Some Sundays don’t need a destination.Just a full tank, an open road, and enough time to see where it leads.No schedule....
08/30/2026

Some Sundays don’t need a destination.

Just a full tank, an open road, and enough time to see where it leads.

No schedule.
No hurry.
No need to turn every mile into an accomplishment.

Sometimes getting out there is enough.

Take the long way home.

Friday has a different feel when you know the weekend holds a dirt road, a quiet camp, and nowhere you need to be but ou...
08/29/2026

Friday has a different feel when you know the weekend holds a dirt road, a quiet camp, and nowhere you need to be but out there.

No agenda.
No rush.
Just good people, good roads, and a little distance from the everyday.

Sometimes the best plan is simply to point the truck toward the backcountry and see where the weekend takes you.

Where are you headed this weekend?

Happy National Dog Day from Ridgeback Guide Service. 🐾Around here, the dogs have always been part of the adventure.They ...
08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day from Ridgeback Guide Service. 🐾

Around here, the dogs have always been part of the adventure.

They ride the backroads.
They walk the trails.
They keep watch at camp.
They greet clients.
And somehow, they always know when it’s time to load up before anyone says a word.

Today, Ranger is carrying the torch as our current adventure dog mascot , but he follows in the pawprints of the mascots who helped shape the Ridgeback story before him.

They’ve been more than dogs.

They’ve been trail partners.
Camp companions.
Company mascots.
And part of the family behind every adventure.

So today, we’re celebrating Ranger—and every four-legged member of the Ridgeback crew who has shared the trail with us.

The rigs may lead the convoy… but the dogs have always led the heart of it.

Our Bee and Tiberius!
08/25/2026

Our Bee and Tiberius!

Another great day in the books.A big thank you to everyone who joined Ridgeback Guide Service Saturday for our August Ne...
08/24/2026

Another great day in the books.

A big thank you to everyone who joined Ridgeback Guide Service Saturday for our August New England Trail Ride Series Blue Ride in Central Vermont.

Good trails are easy to remember—but it’s the people you share them with that make the day.

We had a great group working their way through Vermont’s Class IV roads, navigating the challenges, helping one another when needed, and putting a little more experience behind the wheel with every mile.

That’s what these rides are about.

Not conquering the trail.
Not proving who has the most capable vehicle.

Learning. Building confidence. Exploring responsibly. And having a damn good time doing it.

Thank you to everyone who trusted Ridgeback Guide Service with your Saturday. We hope you headed home with a little more confidence, a few new friends, and some stories worth telling.

We’ll see you on the next trail.

Sunday reset.The trail ride may be over, but the work isn’t quite finished.Unload the gear.Clean and inspect the recover...
08/23/2026

Sunday reset.

The trail ride may be over, but the work isn’t quite finished.

Unload the gear.
Clean and inspect the recovery equipment.
Check the truck.
Recharge the radios.
Download the photos.
And somehow find Vermont mud in places it has absolutely no business being.

The adventure gets the photos.

Preparation is what gets us ready to do it all again.

Yesterday we hit the trails.

Today we reset.

Soon enough, we’ll be pointing the trucks toward the next adventure.

What’s part of your post-trip routine?

Four days. Backroads, Class IV roads, Vermont mountains, good food, camp nights—and one hell of a crew.A huge thank you ...
08/20/2026

Four days. Backroads, Class IV roads, Vermont mountains, good food, camp nights—and one hell of a crew.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the Trans Vermont Expedition.

This trip is one of our favorites because it showcases Vermont the way we believe it should be experienced: away from the main roads, moving at a pace that leaves room to explore, and supporting the small local places and communities we pass through along the way.

There were rocky climbs, narrow woods roads, plenty of time behind the wheel, beautiful views, roadside stops, meals together, and nights under some pretty incredible Vermont skies.

But as always, the route is only part of the expedition.

The people make the trip.

Thank you for trusting Ridgeback Guide Service to lead the way, for taking care of one another on the trail, and for bringing the attitude and camaraderie that turn a group of vehicles into a crew.

We hope you headed home with a little more confidence behind the wheel, a few new skills, some new friends, and plenty of stories worth telling.

Until the next trail—

Thank you for exploring Vermont with Ridgeback Guide Service.

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🔵 ONE SPOT. THIS SATURDAY. CENTRAL VERMONT.Your weekend plans just got better.We have one spot available for this Saturd...
08/19/2026

🔵 ONE SPOT. THIS SATURDAY. CENTRAL VERMONT.

Your weekend plans just got better.

We have one spot available for this Saturday’s New England Trail Ride Series August Blue Ride in Central Vermont.

Expect a full day of Vermont backroads, Class IV roads, technical terrain, great scenery, and the kind of trail camaraderie that makes these rides so much fun.

If you’ve been waiting to join us for a Blue ride, this is your chance.

One truck takes the spot.

Who’s coming with us?

👇 Check out the event for details and grab the last opening before someone else does.

Trans Vermont Expedition — Field NotesAnother day of Vermont backroads is in the books.The engines are quiet. Camp is se...
08/15/2026

Trans Vermont Expedition — Field Notes

Another day of Vermont backroads is in the books.

The engines are quiet. Camp is set. The stories from today’s miles have already started making their way around camp.

Tomorrow, we’ll pack it up and point the trucks toward another stretch of Vermont—more Class IV roads, small towns, hidden places, and whatever the trail decides to give us.

But tonight?

Tonight, this is home.

This is why we overland.

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189 Snake Hill Road
Pownal, VT
05201

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