Trails
The Santa Fe Conservation Trust works with the City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, Santa Fe National Forest, The Nature Conservancy, Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, and other public and private partners to develop, maintain and promote our local trails. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust preserves public trail access within many of our local conservation easements.and has been involved in this and other ways 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. These local City and County trails can be viewed in the Santa-Fe-Foothill-Trails-Map-2024.
The Santa Fe Conservation Trust currently maintains La Tierra Trails for the City of Santa Fe, Dale Ball Trails for the City and County of Santa Fe, and other City and County trails. SFCT advocates for better walking and bicycling infrastructure in the City and County of Santa Fe and works with these and various other “GUSTO” partners to plan and promote natural-surface trail connections throughout the region.
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 leads community participation efforts to have a unified, sustainable trails system built around the entire metropolitan area.
Trails Events
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Vámonos – Take a Walk on the Southside 6:00 pm Vámonos – Take a Walk on the Southside @ Southside Library Aug 5 @ 6:00 pm  2025 Tuesday Walk Dates May 6 – Tuesday @ 6pmTake a Walk on the South SideSouth Side Library to Tierra Contenta TrMeet at 6599 Jaguar DriveHike Info: Easy; ADA June[...] | Vámonos – Saturday Hike 9:00 am Vámonos – Saturday Hike @ Saturday Hikes Change Each Month! Aug 9 @ 9:00 am 2025 Saturday Hike Dates May 31 – Saturday @ 9amVámonos Hike – Dovetail, A SFCT PropertyLearn about SFCT’s land restoration projectsMeet at 226 Thornton Ranch Road/Cottonwood THHike Info: Moderate; Dirt[...] | |||||
Vámonos – Wednesday Wellness Walk 5:30 pm Vámonos – Wednesday Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park (Agua Fria Side) Aug 13 @ 5:30 pm 2025 Wednesday Walk Dates May 21 – Wednesday @ 5:30pmWellness WalkAcequia Trail from Larragoite Park to Railyard ParkMeet at 1464 Cristobal ColonHike Info: Easy; ADA JUNE 4 – Wednesday @[...] | ||||||
Vámonos – Thursdays – Find A New Path! 5:30 pm Vámonos – Thursdays – Find A New Path! @ Thursday Walks Change Each Month! Aug 21 @ 5:30 pm 2025 Thursday Walk Dates May 8 – Thursday @ 5:30pmFind A New Path!Arroyo Chamisos Trail from GCCC to Camino Carlos ReyMeet at GCCC Solar Parking Lot – East End /[...] | Vámonos – Walk With Our Elders Friday 10:00 am Vámonos – Walk With Our Elders Friday @ Bicentennial / Alto Park Aug 22 @ 10:00 am 2025 Friday Walk Dates May 30 – Friday @ 10amWalk With Our EldersBicentennial/Alto Park to SF River TrailMeet at 1121 Alto St/Behind MEG CenterHike Info: Easy; ADA JUNE 27 –[...] | |||||
Trails News
Galisteo Property Renaming
Media Contact: Heather Hunter 210-865-5900Dovetail is the new name of SFCT’s 300-Acre Galisteo Basin Property Native community members played large role in renaming this historic landthat will connect New Mexicans with nature in...
2024 Annual Report & 2025 Newsletter
From the Executive Director We are calling this edition of earthLINES “the people edition.” In addition to the almost 200 wonderful volunteers who helped us deliver our mission last year, SFCT was also very active in 2024 deepening our work to bring more people into...
Tour de Sequoia, July 5, 2025
Over 45 riders joined the "Tour de Sequoia" on the morning of July 5, 2025 - one of the biggest "Commuity Cruises" ever! Special thanks to volunteers Maggie Odell, Yates Coulter, and Susan Coulter, who came up with the idea, researched and mapped the trees, helped...
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.
Trails Work Days Gallery
