Click here for a video on Knott County's Trailride.
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. The 2009 dates for the Fall Trail Ride are October 2nd through the 4th.
Bring your horses and enjoy this wonderful event in the beautiful eastern
Kentucky mountains.
Click here to see photos from the 2008 Fall 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.
To become a member of the Knott County Saddle Club, click here to complete a membership form. Membership is only $25 per person or $40 for a family (husband, wife, children under the age of 16). Members have FREE admission at both the Spring and Fall county-sponsored trail rides and FREE day parking at trailhead throughout the year.
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.
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 to register online to become a member.
TRAILS
Trail Ride #1 4 hour ride (12 to 14 miles)
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.
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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.
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