HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDE
2010 Rides - October 1-3 and Click here for photos from the Spring Ride.
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This year we have added new trails to the ride and increased the number of concession booths so we can serve more people. There will also be wagon rides and ribbons and prizes!
As usual we will have local bands performing on Friday and Saturday nights for a couple of hours before the campers and visitors retreat to their campsites for tall tales 'n' horse tradin' or to prepare for the next day's ride.
Participants are encouraged to bring horses to ride or trade, even wagons and buggies are welcome. Even people that don’t ride horses will find the event to be enjoyable and entertaining.
Law enforcement officers will once again be on site to help assure the Trail Ride continues to be a wholesome, family-oriented event to be enjoyed by all... so y'all Come and spend a little time relaxin' on Kentucky's “Front Porch”... Knott County.
The cost for the entire weekend is $15 per person, children 12 and under are admitted for free. For more information contact the Knott County Department of Tourism at 606-785-5881, (270) 781-6858, or (270) 792-5300 Cell or keep visiting us online for more information on the 2010 Trail Rides as well as other trails being developed in Knott County.
Please remember to bring your medical records for your horses. Horses without proper medical records will no be permitted into the campsite. Also, please do not bring ATV's or off-road vehicles. They are strictly prohibited from entering the campsite.
See below for access to photos of ride and concerts from the
Fall Ride - October 2, 3 & 4, 2009
The Fall 2009 Knott County Trail Ride attracted over 10,000 people and 7,000 horses! This event has grown into one of the largest equestrian events in the state.
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.
