Trails Programs
The Santa Fe Conservation Trust, the City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County work together in the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, to coordinate trail development and construction, organize volunteer trail work, identify and prioritize trail linkages, promote the trails, and provide the public with trail information and access through education programs and events. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust has been involved in the creation of the Dale Ball Trails, Atalaya Trail, Sun Mountain Community Trail, Santa Fe Rail Trail, the Spur Trail, La Tierra Trails, Arroyo Hondo Open Space Trails, La Piedra Trail and–with the Commonweal conservancy–the Galisteo Basin Preserve Trails.
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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| Dale Ball Trails Workday 9:00 am Dale Ball Trails Workday @ Cerro Gordo Trailhead May 2 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm  Meet at Cerro Gordo Trailhead at 9 am to take care of the tread on the new connection north to Dale Ball Trails – Central Section. Via the new bridge! Bring work boots, long pants/shirt[...] | ||||||
| La Tierra Trails Work Day: Dog Park Connector 9:00 am La Tierra Trails Work Day: Dog Park Connector @ La Tierra / Dog Park Connector May 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm  Come help City trail volunteers make some final touches on the “Dog Park Connector” to La Tierra Trails before it debuts in the upcoming “MTB Poker Ride” the following Saturday – see https://santafebikeweek.com entry for[...] | ||||||
| Dale Ball Trails Workday 9:00 am Dale Ball Trails Workday @ Cerro Gordo Trailhead May 25 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Meet at Cerro Gordo Trailhead at 9 am to take care of maintenance needs on Dale Ball Trails – South Section. If you haven’t seen the new bridge near the trailhead, we can take a[...] | ||||||
Trails News
City Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 2018
The Trails Program Manager arranged for five trail work days in La Tierra Trails in April, including several visits by members of the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe to address erosion issues west of Junctions 9, 10, and 11, a work day between Junctions 20 and 22...
Field Trips to Dale Ball Trails South Section, April and May 2018
Through the support of the Frost Foundation, Partners in Education, and the City of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Conservation Trust is guiding nearly 400 elementary school children, teachers, and parent-chaperones on 15 field trips to the South Section of Dale Ball Trails...
Completing the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connection, Apr. 17, 2018
With help from the The Nature Conservancy, the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, and other GUSTO partners, SFCT was happy to open the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connector on behalf of City Parks the evening of Tues., April 17. The placement of a footbridge over a weir on the...
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.
Upcoming Events
2017 Newsletter
Trails Work Days Gallery
