Trails Open!
Thanks to recent rainfall, City, County, Galisteo Basin and The Nature Conservancy trails have all been re-opened! Santa Fe National Forest has re-opened all ranger districts except for Pecos/Las Vegas as of June 24. This means all of our local SFNF trails are open again except for areas east of Atalaya Mountain! More information here.
Trails
The Santa Fe Conservation Trust, the City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County work with the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, Santa Fe National Forest, Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, and other public and private partners to develop, maintain and promote our local trails. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust has been involved in the creation of the Dale Ball Trails, Atalaya Trail, Sun Mountain Trail, Santa Fe Rail Trail, the Spur Trail, La Tierra Trails, Arroyo Hondo Open Space Trails, La Piedra Trail, Little Tesuque Trail, and–with the Commonweal Conservancy–the Galisteo Basin Preserve Trails. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust currently serves as “Trail Volunteer Coordinator” for the City of Santa Fe, has adopted SFNF’s Atalaya Trail, works with various “GUSTO” partners to plan and promote trail connections throughout the region, and preserves public trail access within many of our local conservation easements.
GUSTO: The Grand Unified Santa Fe Trail Organization or “GUSTO” initiative is an effort to study and develop an integrated and unified trail system in and around the Santa Fe area. GUSTO’s vision is a “grand unified trail system” that allows non-motorized users to travel in a loop around the greater Santa Fe area as well as between the urban center and the periphery. The GUSTO initiative will lead community participation efforts to have a unified, sustainable trails system built around the entire metropolitan area by 2020.
Trails Events
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Galisteo Basin – South Trail Workday 9:00 am Galisteo Basin – South Trail Workday @ End of Thornton Ranch Rd. Jun 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ![]() Please join us for a morning of trail work in the Galisteo Basin, meeting at the end of Thornton Ranch Rd. at 9:00. Bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, and water. I’ll bring the[...] | ||||||
Dale Ball Trails Workday 9:00 am Dale Ball Trails Workday @ Wilderness Gate Trailhead Jun 8 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ![]() Please join us for a morning of trail work in Dale Ball Trails, meeting at Wilderness Gate Trailhead. Bring work boots, long pants, and water. I’ll bring the tools. Let me know if you can[...] | ||||||
Trail Work at Cerrillos Hills State Park 8:30 am Trail Work at Cerrillos Hills State Park @ Cerrillos Hills State Park Jun 15 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am ![]() Join members of the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe as they assist Cerrillos Hills State Park with the restoration of steps on a steep trail in the park. Bring work boots, long pants, water, and[...] | ||||||
La Tierra Trails Work Day 8:30 am La Tierra Trails Work Day @ La Tierra Trails, Junction 22 Trailhead Jun 29 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am ![]() Come help SFCT volunteers work on La Tierra Trails on behalf of the City of Santa Fe. Bring work boots, long pants/shirt sleeves, sun protection, snacks, and water. I’ll bring the tools! If you haven’t[...] |
Trails News

Bike-to-School Week, May 3-5, 2022
Bike-to-School Week in Santa Fe spanned three days of biking to school - the "Bike Train - Arroyo Route" on Tuesday May 3, National Bike-to-School Day events at various schools on Wed., May 4, and the multi-school "Bike Train - River Route" on Thurs. May 5....

Trail Work in 2021
It was a busy year of trail work for the Santa Fe Conservation Trust and our partners with the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, the Boy Scouts of America, and other volunteers. Starting under a...

International Walk-to-School Day, Oct. 6, 2021
SFCT worked with several local schools to promote International Walk-to-School Day on Oct. 6, 2021. The main event was a procession from the Santa Fe Public Library's South Side Branch up the Arroyo Chamiso Trail in Tierra Contenta to Cesar Chavez Elementary School,...
Trails Resources
Read Margaret Alexander’s Neighborhoods and Trails: Resolving Issues to learn how trails benefit your neighborhood.
SFCT hosted the 2012 Southwest Trails Conference. Presenters’ information for this event can be found HERE.