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Hit the Trail

Hit the Trail

Get from Blackwater to Escalera before sundown in a public Free Roam session.

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How to unlock the Hit the Trail achievement in Red Dead Redemption - Definitive Guide

Start a public FREE ROAM session and head to a transport station (The icon is a carriage wheel). Select Blackwater and you'll spawn somewhere near the edge of the town. It's best to rank up so you don't have to ride on a donkey. Press start and head to your map. Set a waypoint to Escalera and wait til the sun rises at 6AM before you start on your trek. Now all you have to do is make it to Escalera before the sun goes down and the achievement will unlock.

NOTE: You can get killed and still get the achievement as long as you make it before the alotted time.
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20 May 2010 21:55

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If the sun is shining bright and it's 7 o'clock, it's the morning. If it looks like dusk or is dark out, it's the evening. Go by that standard to determine what time it is.
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By DiatomicMaster on 21 May 2010 10:41
You can also steal a horse if you only have donkey available to you. There are bunch in and around Blackwater.
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By Layth DireBeard on 21 May 2010 12:46
Basically if you've ever waken up in the morning, go by that as a reference to start. And Yes you can steal horses around the map. It's just easier if you rank up so you can call your horse just in case someone kills your horse.
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By Kamera on 21 May 2010 14:49
I did it by getting to Blackwater whilst it was still dark and just hanging around until I saw sunrise. It takes about 10mins at a casual pace to get there, which is ample time :)
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By crewdy#4923 on 24 May 2010 12:55
If I control my horse with my feet because I want to use my hands to eat a turkey sandwich, how many minutes in real time will it take me?

But in all seriousness, this achievement isn't hard. Just set a waypoint down at Escalera while starting at Blackwater, and then follow the line all the way. The achievement popped on my first try.
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By RVM on 02 Jun 2010 14:03
+1 solution. got it on first try. i entered new free roams until it was around 6am then i did it like described. my journey started at 9:00am and ended around 4h. later. chievo popped 1st try.
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By Phoenix C64 on 02 Jun 2010 21:25
Keep watching the clock until it clicks past 6am. I was standing by the Blackmiths on the corner leaving Blackwater. THe suggested route via Fort Mercer is a little long-winded so I followed the route to Benedict's Point, across the rail bridge, then followed the main path to Escalera. Arrived not long after 8am.
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By Jodmeister on 08 Jun 2010 16:38
It really doesn't matter what path you take. Just start no later than 1 pm and you'll get the achievement. My solution is just for those who want to do it the easiest way without shortcuts.
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By Kamera on 08 Jun 2010 19:38
i did it on foot for some reason the stupid bloody game didn't let me whistle my horse an never once saw a horse all the way there on my trek never mind got chieve anyway lol
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By grundog82 on 23 Jun 2010 10:17
Some stats from my run;

Real time, the run took 9 minutes 50 seconds.

Game time, it took 2 hrs 30 minutes (left Blackwater at 06:00 and arrived at Escalera at 08:30)
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By Lozzy Denton on 09 Aug 2010 12:40
is that possible to complete the journey before sun goes down? i doubt it
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By hitfeel22 on 30 Aug 2010 05:30
Really easy. Also, it helps when you have a near empty free roam session. When I started my trip, there was only 1 other guy. He left when I was at midway on my trip. A public free roam session with only me, it would be pretty hard to miss it.
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By Tanelorn82 on 05 Nov 2010 15:28
Awesome, Worked perfectly
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By BLYAST on 25 Dec 2010 18:55
fast travelled to Blackwater and it was noon. I couldn't be bothered to wait till the next morning's sunrise so just went for it. Just followed the path outlined by using the waypoint and reached Escalera just before 6pm.
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By GamerComa on 03 Jul 2011 13:46
can you get to these locations even if you havent been there in the single player
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By Dadams369 on 11 Aug 2011 14:48
yes. the sections are unlocked in multiplayer.
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By Kamera on 12 Aug 2011 01:25
Yes you can complete in Friendly Free Roam. And thumbs up worked first time.
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By kbkM347W4D on 13 Aug 2011 16:12
Cool. Just got it. Lucky enough when I started friendly free roam, I was in Blackwater and it was 7am.
Didn't get a notice, so I thought I did wrong but then I remember I turned the notices off so I didn't get the notice popup but still got the achievement unlocked.. lol
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By V1c10usK1tty on 16 Aug 2011 04:43
Works perfectly thanks. Left Blackwater at 6.05am and achievement popped on arrival at avout 9am :)
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By Knockout Moose on 06 Oct 2011 05:54
make sure it's PUBLIC and not PRIVATE.
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By Bret E Ellis on 29 Nov 2012 01:52
can this be done in a friendly game
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By Tan110688 on 10 May 2013 12:29
As long as it's public, yes.
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By Kamera on 10 May 2013 15:57
Gdgd thanks
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By Tan110688 on 12 May 2013 08:32
Left Blackwater at ~6:30, got there at ~8:30. Good guide.
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By The Acheivement on 08 Nov 2014 22:44
I am having trouble loading up a public free roam session, it seems stuck on a loading screen, any ideas on how to fix it?
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By Rowdawg88 on 23 Jul 2016 04:06
Cant spawn a horse...great. I've heard you can do it on foot in time but I'd rather not mash A for 15+ mins.
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By Seitzz on 30 Oct 2018 02:17
Takes a while, but you can eventually get into a non glitched lobby where your horse actually spawns :)
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By Seitzz on 30 Oct 2018 22:30
Wow this isn't really even that hard. Good guide to boot
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By Friggin Grease on 24 May 2022 09:17
I must be doing something wrong then. I ride my donkey all the way, start at 9am, end at 3ish. No cheevo. :(
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By RadiantCarcass on 12 Sep 2022 18:18
Did it on a donkey and was done before noon. Super easy.
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By Howler19 on 09 Mar 2023 16:44
How do you know what time of the day it is? Might sound stupid but I can't read that clock. I was fairly certain that I had left at 6:00 A.M. and was then in Escalara by 10:00 A.M. but no achievement. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, and that was my third attempT. Please HELP!
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By ooWoody on 21 May 2010 05:59
If you want you can even do this in a Friendly Free Roam session, that way you won't get killed as long as you don't do anything to attract the attentions of the law, other players can't kill you in this mode, though you obviously could still be unlucky enough to get twats taking pot-shots at your horse, which they can still kill. Pretty easy achievement though, takes less than 10 minutes following the railway lines
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By Brasshande on 01 May 2011 12:41
I left Blackwater at 12 noon on the dot. Made it Escalera no problem. I used the train tracks that go south after passing Thieves Landing and it felt quick.
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By Strykerz911 on 11 Jun 2015 17:04
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Start at the Blackwater Trainstation (eastern most part of your map) at 0600

the fastest and easiest way to get this is to follow the railroad tracks, for some reason the horse runs faster, also you dont have to following pointless winding trails. whenever the railroads fork, just take the left hand track keep following the track until you pass Chuparosa once pass the town keep following the tracks until you see the bridge that goes back to the US (DO NOT CROSS THE BRIDGE) before the bridge get off the tracks and head to Escalara.

once you enter the town the achievement will pop.

if you leave at 0600 you should arrive at the town around noon.
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03 Jun 2010 12:03

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I used this method (following the train tracks) and was in Escalera by 9.30am!
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By BusyRich on 07 Jun 2010 22:31
Thanks! I made it in 2.5 hours.
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By JWillCo on 07 Jun 2012 04:24
Yeah, great directions. I left around 6am and got there at about 8am!
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By Hords on 28 Feb 2013 10:37
Thanks! Did this in a couple of hours. Started on my donkey, but stole a horse from a NPC, then out ran the law and started over. This is a quick, quick way! laugh
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By BeautifullySeen on 29 Jun 2013 15:38
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By mongrominet on 18 Mar 2014 22:36
Thanks alot! My horse wouldn't come to me for some reason so I ran the whole way. Took awhile longer but still popped the achievement.
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By Chop Tops plate on 13 Feb 2015 00:41
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when in a public freeroam go to blackwater its up in the top right corner of your map set a marker for escalera which is down in the bottom left corner of the map and just follow the trail it takes about 4-5 hours game time so make sure you leave blackwater before 1pm game time
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18 May 2010 22:04

It's not been mentioned yet but you can complete this achievment on foot. Takes ~8 hours game time.

Just follow the railway lines into Mexico as detailed in the above solutions.

{Helps towards the 'Foot Traveler' ranks for multiplayer experience too.}
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22 Jun 2010 23:05

A great way to keep your horse at a maximum speed is as follows: get your horse going as fast as you can, listen to the gallops and separate them into 4's, press A on the first 3 gallops and don't press it on the 4th. By doing this, you maximize your horses speed, but allow its stamina to stay almost untouched in the long run. The pattern is 1, 2, 3, off, 1, 2, 3, off. It works :)
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09 Aug 2010 18:31

This achievement requires you to get from Blackwater (which is East of Tall Trees and hard to miss) to Escalera, which is in Southwest Mexico, before sundown. A perfect place to start is in the town square of Blackwater, at around 9:00 am. Stick near the train tracks to avoid being killed by inconsiderate online jerks. Follow the train tracks across Butterbridge, and then head West to Escalera. You shouldn't have too much difficulty accomplishing this.
Cheers!
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27 Sep 2010 01:40

You have to start at black water best time is 6am(game time)just follow the railroad tracks once in Mexico continue following the tracks till u reach a bridge, then just chart a path to escalera. If you start at 6am you have enough time.
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Before you start this make sure the clock on the start menu has at least 6 or so hours of light. The sun rises at 6am and sets at around 5pm, use the transport hubs to make your way up to Blackwater. Bring up your map and then move down to the bottom left hand corner and place a marker at Escalera. Once you're ready make your way from Blackwater down to Escalera, be careful to avoid other players, as most will shoot at you regardless.

Make sure that Blackwater and Escalera have appeared at least once on your screen so you know that you're in the right area. If you're slightly outside the town areas it will not register that you have entered the town.

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As the description says, get from Blackwater to Escalera before sundown in a public Free Roam session. To be safe join a friendly Free Roam session that way people won't be able to mess with you. Start at Blackwater and wait for it to be the break of dawn, have a mark going to Escalera so you already have a route. When the sun comes up, travel to Escalera. It's a long ride but if you travel with no stops anywhere else you should get to Escalera with a lot of time to spare before sundown.

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