Follow The Ride
A GPS tracker in the Mochila takes YOU along on the Re-Ride!
2025 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 can retrace the path NPEA Members and their Horses took as they Re-Rode History.
The Pony Express Re-Riders carried the mail as they covered the almost 2000 miles from Sacramento, California to St. Joseph, Missouri. The Pony Riders travelled 24/7 to make the 10 day trip. There was a GPS device (SPOT tracker) that was carried in the mochila, which sent a “ping” to a satellite every five minutes. This ping then displayed as a Pony Rider Icon on the NPS Map, #1 map below, for you to see the Re-Ride progress.
[Other Stories and Status Updates can be found on this page: Reports from the Trail.]
***** 2025 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.
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 only works 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, where you can see the whole Re-Ride.
**View Past Re-Ride Maps Here**