It's time again for the Fall Knott County Trail Ride.
This year promises to be the biggest and best ever!
There will be plenty of entertainment for everyone - rider or not!
Everyone is welcome!
Local bands will provide plenty of music on Friday and Saturday nights.
There will be great food, traders and vendors as well as campfires.
You'll have plenty of time to make new friends and catch up with the old ones.
Don't Forget this is elk bugling season so keep your eyes and ears open!
Of course, we haven't even mentioned the trail rides themselves - over 100 miles with more being planned on 43,000 acres of reclaimed coal lands.
People are encouraged to bring their horses to ride as well as buggies
and wagons - all are welcome.
Cost: $10 per person for the entire weekend. Children 12 or under FREE. (Law enforcement officers will once again be on-site to help assure that the Trail Ride
be a wholesome, family-oriented event.)
DIRECTIONS
From Lexington: Take I-75 to I-64 east, exit onto the Mountain Parkway and follow to Highway 15 exit at Campton. Follow Highway 15 to Highway 80 east. Follow Hwy 80 east to the Highway 1098 intersection at Soft Shell. Follow Hwy 1098 to Elk View Drive. Follow Elk View Drive to Sutton Memorial Drive. This will lead you directly to the Trail Ride.
From London: Take the Daniel Boone Parkway east (this turns into Hwy 80 east at Hazard); follow Hwy 80 to the Highway 1098 intersection at Soft Shell; follow Hwy 1098 north to Elk View Drive; follow Elk View Drive to Sutton Memorial Drive to the Trail Ride.
Horseback Riding & Trails
Hundreds of miles of horseback riding trails are being developed on a large portion of 43,000 acres of reclaimed coal property that includes wooded trails, creek crossings and one of the trails even includes a cave. The Sutton Memorial Park is the trailhead to the annual spring and fall trail ride event.
May, 2008 - Thanks to all for attending the 2nd Annual Knott County Spring Trail Ride. We counted over 1,500 horses at the event this year! WOW!
People came from Georgia, Texas, California, Colorado, Michigan, Tennesssee, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, New York and all over Kentucky. We estimate we had 500 more people in attendance than at the 2007 event that was huge. We definitely had more campers and trailers this spring.
Click here to see photos from the 2008 Spring Trail Ride. If you took photos, send us your favorites and we will add them to the website. Just click on the Contact Us to the left.
The primary trailhead is located 2 miles off Hwy 80.
Just take Hwy 1098 north at Soft Shell to Elk View Drive.
The trails are open year-round to the public and offer ample room for campers, horse trailers and RV's for those wishing to stay multiple days or a week at a time. $5 parking fee for non-Saddle Club members.
Click here, for the 2007 Horseback Trail Ride Newsletter.
Every spring and fall, county-wide trail rides are held offering live music, concessions and campfires. Riders and their horses come and spend 3-5 days in the area.
The Spring Trail Ride takes place the first weekend in May each year.
The 2007 Spring Ride attracted over 1,500 people and 1,000 horses to Sutton Memorial Park where the main event is held.
The Fall Trail Ride is held the first weekend in October at the peak of elk bugling season in which the bulls make a unique mating sound! Also the perfect time to catch the fall foliage. It is an experience one does not want to miss!
Over 3,000 people attended the 2007 Fall Ride bringing 1,500 horses and staying 3 to 5 days or more.
Join the Knott County Saddle Club today by calling (606) 438-3117 or (606) 785-3229 for FREE parking at the trailhead and entry to both the spring and fall county sponsored events. Click here for more information about the Knott County Saddle Club.
Click here for other equestrian clubs and organizations in Kentucky and in other states.
Trailhead near ATV Training Center on Elk View Drive off Hwy 1098. Trail well marked. Great for both wagons and horse riders. Creek crossings, both wooded and open fields, streams and breathtaking scenery. Open to the public. $5 for non-club members.
Trail Ride #2 6 hour ride (18 to 20 miles)
Trailhead near the ATV Training Center on Elk View Drive off Hwy 1098. Trail well marked. Beautiful ponds, creek crossings, breathtaking scenery, shaded timber. A pleasant quiet ride through the mountains. Open to the public. $5 fee for non-club members.
Trail Ride #3 7 hour ride
Trail Ride #4 2 hour ride (5 to 7 miles)
Starting point is just off Hwy 80 on west side of Hwy 2209. Short trail ride takes riders past a cave entrance. Need permission to ride in this area. Call Roger Bolen at (606) 438-3117 or (606) 785-3229.
Click on map below for a larger version.
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