Follow The Ride
A GPS tracker in the Mochila takes YOU along on the Re-Ride!
2026 Map Information
(To view other past years’ Re-Ride maps, click on the red link at bottom of this page.)
Using the Two Maps below,
you will be able to see the path NPEA Members and their Horses take as they Re-Ride History.
The Pony Express Re-Riders carry the mail and cover the almost 2000 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Riders travel 24/7 to make the 10 day trip. There will be GPS device (SPOT tracker) carried in the mochila, which sends a “ping” to a satellite every five minutes. This ping will then display as a Pony Rider Icon on the NPS Map, #1 map below, for you to follow the Re-Ride’s progress.
[Other Stories and Status Updates can be found on this page: Reports from the Trail.]
***** 2026 Re-Ride Maps *****
*Interactive NPS Map (#1) *
(National Park Service [NPS] Map)
[NPS technicians translate the signal from the GPS Spot Map #2, to this Interactive Map #1 for you to follow and explore the entire Re-Ride.]
Please Click Here to view the map in a new, full-sized window.
(FYI, This is the 2025 map still displayed here:)
The black Pony Rider icons are positioned 5 minutes apart. Click the (+) button to zoom IN to any location area. Click the (-) button to zoom OUT. Other icons allow you to access the legend, measure distance, choose layers, including current weather, change the background (basemap) or find a specific location. In the lower left-hand corner are the coordinates (longitude/latitude) of the cursor location . Click to identify and/or freeze any cursor location, as well. Click on a blue dot or a Pony Rider icon for more information, too. The black dots take you to specific historical location information at that site.
The map is best viewed within a full browser window. During the Re-Ride, if 5 minutes have passed since opening the map, use the magnifying glass search option (upper left of pop-up box) to search for “Current Rider” and click on the result to center on the new lead rider or manually pan and select the current rider.
*GPS SPOT Map (#2)*
[This map is available only during the 10 days of the Re-Ride]
This Map #2 records the last few “pings” that are received by the satellite, directly from the mochila GPS device that is on the Current Rider’s Horse. Time is recorded in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). These pings are then transferred to the NPS map, Map #1, above, where you can see the whole Re-Ride.
**View Past Re-Ride Maps Here**