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Horseback Riding

Horseback riding


Cades Cove Horseback Riding

Rent horses by the hour at The Riding Stables at Cades Cove. Guides will take you along cool, wooded trails, over small mountain brooks, and up to vistas of trees and wildflowers. Contact The Riding Stables at Cades Cove: (865) 448-9009. Age 6 and up can ride by themselves. Cost is $25 per person, plus tax.

Horseback Riding/Boarding in Townsend

Apple Valley Riding Stables
5614 Old Walland Hwy.
Walland, TN 37886
(865) 448-8300
Turn at the Walland Center, drive one mile up the river. Located on beautiful 1200 acres.
Horseback riding, 4 mile ride (about an hour), $22 with tax. Hayrides with reservations $5 per person.

Bear Hollow Stables and Cabins
P.O. Box 416
Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 995-0412; (877) 448-6910
Boarding facilities only

The Riding Stables at Cades Cove--National Park
Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-9009
Open 7 days a week, March 15--end of December, 9 am-4:30 pm
Horseback riding, hayrides & carriage rides in Cades Cove

Cades Cove Stables, Inc.--Townsend
Hwy. 73 at Wears Valley Rd.
Townsend, TN  37882
865-448-6286
Horseback riding, carriage rides, ride to waterfall

Davy Crockett Riding Stables
505 Old Cades Cove Road
Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-6411
Open 7 days a week, 9 am-5 pm; horses for hire or board your own; guided tours

EchoBrooke Farm
117 Flynn Road
Walland, TN 37886
Phone: (865) 984-1459
Email: echobrookefarm@aol.com
Horse-drawn Carriage Rides, Romantic Wedding
Carriage Rides and Haywagon Rides

Gilbertson's Lazy Horse Retreat
938 Schoolhouse Gap Road
Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-6810
Boarding facilities only; self-guided tours

Next to Heaven Stables
1239 Wears Valley Road
Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-6947
Horses for hire; self-guided tours

Orchard Cove Stables
1263 Schoolhouse Gap Rd.
Townsend, TN  37882
423-400-6667, 865-448-1506
Horse Camping and Boarding

Pack's Stables
P.O. Box 184
Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-6318
Boarding facilities only

Twin Valley B&B Horse Ranch
2848 Old Chilhowee Road
Walland, TN 37886
(865) 984-0980
Ranch horses available for mountain riding adventure, 1/2 Day & Day rides, instruction, stabling. Call for reservations.

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