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 – Shelf Trail Workday 9:00 am Galisteo Basin – Shelf Trail Workday @ Galisteo Basin Preserve / Cottonwood Trailhead, End of Thornton Ranch Rd. May 3 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm  Please join us for another morning of trail work on SFCT’s “Conservation Homestead” in the Galisteo Basin, meeting at Cottonwood Trailhead at the end of Thornton Ranch Rd. at 9:00. Bring work boots, long pants,[...] | ||||||
| Vamonos Take a Walk on the South Side 6:00 pm Vamonos Take a Walk on the South Side @ Southside Library May 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm  Take a Walk on the South Side Southside Library to Arroyo Chamiso Trail Meet at 6599 Jaguar Dr | Dale Ball Trails Workday 9:00 am Dale Ball Trails Workday @ Sierra del Norte Trailhead May 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm  Please join us for a morning of trail work in Dale Ball Trails, meeting at 9:00 am at Sierra del Norte Trailhead on Hyde Park Rd. Bring work boots, long pants, and water. I’ll bring[...] | Vámonos Hike-Birding w Audubon Society 6:30 pm Vámonos Hike-Birding w Audubon Society @ Leonora Curtain Preserve May 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm 13 – Saturday @ 6:30 PM to 8 PM Vámonos Hike-Birding w/ Audubon Society Leonora Curtain Preserve (no dogs please) 49A W Frontage Rd | ||||
| Dale Ball Trails Workday 9:00 am Dale Ball Trails Workday @ Sierra del Norte Trailhead May 17 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Please join us for a morning of trail work in Dale Ball Trails, meeting at 9:00 am at Sierra del Norte Trailhead on Hyde Park Rd. We will meet at the trailhead and then carpool[...] | Vamonos – Find a New Path 5:30 pm Vamonos – Find a New Path @ Rail Trail Zia Road Trailhead May 18 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm 18 – Thursday @ 5:30 PM Find a New Path Rail Trail @ Zia Rd Trailhead to Siringo Rd and back. Meet at Rail Trail Zia Rd Trailhead, across Zia Rd. from the Zia Railrunner[...] | |||||
| Dale Ball Trails Workday 9:00 am Dale Ball Trails Workday @ Sierra del Norte Trailhead May 24 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Please join us for a morning of trail work in Dale Ball Trails, meeting at 9:00 am at Sierra del Norte Trailhead on Hyde Park Rd. We will take care of some downed signage at[...] Vamonos Wellness Walk 5:30 pm Vamonos Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park May 24 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm May 24 – Wednesday @ 5:30 PM Wellness Walk Acequia Trail from Larragoite Park to Railyard Park Meet at 1464 Cristobal Colon June 21 – Wednesday @ 5:30 PM Wellness Walk Acequia Trail from Larragoite[...] | Vamonos – Walk with Our Elders 10:00 am Vamonos – Walk with Our Elders @ MEG Senior Center May 26 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am May 26 – Friday @ 10 AM Walk with our Elders River Trail @ Bicentennial/Alto Park Meet at MEG Senior Center 1121 Alto St June 23 – Friday @ 10 AM Walk with our Elders[...] | |||||
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.
Upcoming Events
Trails Work Days Gallery
