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USDA Forest Service
Daniel Boone
National Forest
1700 Bypass Road
Winchester, KY 40391

Phone: 859-745-3100
FAX: 859-744-1568

Stearns Ranger District Horseback Riding

These trails are located on the Stearns Ranger District. Please remember that these trails are multiple-use. Please practice Trail Safety, Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly to make your visit safe and enjoyable while protecting resources we all enjoy.

Kentucky law prohibits the consumption of alcohol in public places and prohibits open containers of alcohol.

Recreation Opportunity Guides (ROGS) are letter-sized information sheets about trails and recreation areas. Trail ROGS give information on trailhead location, trail length, USGS quad name, county name, hiking difficulty, trail surface, connections and restrictions. The back page of the ROG has a map of the area or trail. ROGs are available in PDF formats. If you don't have a PDF reader, Download FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Contact the Stearns District Office for more information.

Recreation Schedule and Fees (pdf).

Horsecamps
Camp Name District Fees Charged?
Barren Fork Horse Camp (ROG) Stearns
Yes
Bell Farm Horse Camp (ROG) Stearns
No

Barren Fork Horse Camp ( Map of Trails )

Camping loop road with 41 back-in trailer sites. It connects to the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail. It has vault toilets, drinking water, stock watering pond and an overflow parking lot. There are numerous loop trails.

Fees/Season: See Recreation Schedule and Fees (pdf).

Directions: Turn at Stearns District Office on US 27 north of Whitley City and follow Forest Road 684 east for 1 mile.

Bell Farm Horse Camp

Access to Hemlock Grove Recreation Area and Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail. Vault toilets, no drinking water, stream for watering horses. Tent pads, fire grates, lantern holders, picnic tables.

Open: See Recreation Schedule and Fees (pdf).

Directions: KY 92 from Stearns for 6 miles, turn left (south) on KY 1363 for 12 miles to Bell Farm, turn left, go 1 mile to camp.

Horse Trails

Trail Name
Trail #
Miles Trail open for the following: Fees Charged?
Flat Rock Ridge
#616
1.7
 Hike, horse
NO
Draft
#617
.7
 Hike, horse
NO
Arabian Loop
#622
4.0
 Hike, horse
NO
Belgian Loop
#624
3.2
 Hike, horse
NO
Canter Loop
#625
2.3
 Hike, horse
NO
Canter Loop A
#625A
.1
 Hike, horse
NO
Canter Loop B
#625B
.2
 Hike, horse
NO
Indian Creek Loop
#626
1.6
 Hike, horse
NO
North Flat Rock
#627
3.2
 Hike, horse
NO
SHELTOWEE TRACE Cumberland Falls KY 90 Bridge to Tenn. Line (trail continues to its terminus at Picket State Park)
Section 30 
#100
Hike, horse, bike
NO
Cover Sheet
#100
    
NO

 

Horse Trails

Trail Name Trail # Miles Open to the Following: Fees Charged?
Straight Creek OHV
501
1.6
 Hike, horse, bike, vehicles under 50 inches
No
Straight Creek OHV A
501A
.8
 Hike, horse, bike, vehicles under 50 inches
No
Little Lick
502
5.7
 Hike, horse
No
Rock Ridge OHV
506
5.15
 Hike, horse, bike, vehicles under 50 inches
No
Rock Ridge OHV A
506A
.7
 Hike, horse, bike, vehicles under 50 inches
No
Three Forks Loop
512
.9
 Hike, horse
No
Three Forks of Beaver
512A
.3
 Hike, horse
No
Bowman
514
1.
 Hike, horse
No
Nathan McClure
530
14.5
 Hike, horse, bike, vehicles under 50 inches
No

 

Author: Recreation Staff
Last Updated: January 28, 2011

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