Ο νεαρός ανιχνευτής Breck Coleman οδηγεί μια άμαξα κατά μήκος του επικίνδυνου μονοπατιού προς το Όρεγκον, καθώς προσπαθεί να κερδίσει την αγάπη της όμορφης πρωτοπόρου Ruth Cameron και σχεδιάζει την εκδίκησή του για τους σκληρούς αχρείους που δολοφόνησαν έναν φίλο του στο παρελθόν.
Η ιστορία τοποθετείται κάπου στην Άγρια Δύση και ακολουθεί τον Samuel (Robert Pattinson), ο οποίος επιστρατεύει έναν πάστορα (David Zellner) και ξεκινούν μαζί και με το πόνυ του, τον Butterscotch, να βρούνε την αρραβωνιαστικιά του, Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) και να παντρευτούν.
Two orphans set out to claim their inheritance - a 400 acre plot of land in Salem Oregon. To Do so they must cross the rugged snow covered Rocky Mountains in the year 1876.
A crazy group of pioneers brave the harsh elements and numerous mishaps to travel thousands of miles out west to find a place to call home.
The period is the 1840's and Greg Thurston is out to establish his own empire out of a large area of the west. He needs rifles to give to the Indians but Monte Hale breaks up his attack on the supply train. But when they get them by robbing the warehouse, Monte suspects Thuston who had the other key. He follows Thurston only to be caught by him just as Thurston launches his final big attack.
Created by a four-time Emmy-winning filmmaker, "The Story of the Oregon Trail" chronicles the great mid-1800s trek across the unsettled American West. One in ten pioneers died along the way; many walked the entire 2,000 miles barefoot; but in the end nearly a half-million Americans followed the ruts west in search of a better life. Rare photos, diary excerpts, and stunning footage tell a fascinating story of tragedy and triumph.