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SFCT Trail Events in 2017
Links below describe how each event in 2017 went. For information on upcoming trail events, see SFCT’s Events page or take a look at the TAOSF calendar.
Hike with City Summer Campers to Atalaya Mtn., July 11
A group of thirteen city summer campers, two counselors, one parent, and the SFCT Trails Program Manager scaled Atalaya Mountain on July 11, the first elementary-school age field trip to "bag" the peak. There were few complaints as we made our way up, enjoyed the...
Dale Ball South Work Days, June 21 and 28, 2016
Work on the South Section of Dale Ball Trails took place as a transition from working on the Dale Ball Connector Trail on the other side of Cerro Gordo Trailhead. Over the course of several work days we added some directional signage, dispersed a fallen tree, blocked...
Hikes with City Summer Campers, June 20 and 23
Dale Ball Trails Central & Santa Fe Canyon Preserve, June 20 Twelve City Summer Campers and two staff members joined the Trails Program Manager at Cerro Gordo Trailhead on June 20 for a trip up into Dale Ball Trails - Central and around through the Santa Fe Canyon...
National Trails Day Celebrations, June 3-4
Celebrations of National Trails Day started on Friday, June 3, at St. John's Trailhead, where we joined County Volunteer Coordinator Carol Branch to unveil a new trailhead map sign created through collaboration of the city and county. Matthew Johnston of St. John's...
Hike with City Summer Campers, June 9
City Summer Camp hikes started on the afternoon of June 9 with a group of nine campers and two counselors from the Genoveva Chavez Community Center. We were joined at Cerro Gordo Trailhead by Bob Findling of The Nature Conservancy, who provided an orientation to the...
Camino de las Animas Footbridge
After a few scoping and preparation visits with members of the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, the Trails Program Manager worked with ten volunteers to put in a new footbridge at the east end of Camino de las Animas. SFFTS President Brent Bonwell and Henry Lanman...
Field Trips for Camino Real Academy, Nina Otero Community School, and Tierra Encantada Charter School, May 5-18
In May 2016, the Trails Program Manager took 250 hikers on twelve field trips to the Dale Ball Trails, thanks to generous support from the Lineberry Foundation to cover transportation costs and some staff time. The total included 223 children and 27 teachers or...
Bike to School Day at Santa Fe Community College, with “GUTS Study Ride,” May 4
SFCT partnered with Santa Fe Community College and BTI to celebrate "Bike to School Day" at SFCC's Witter Fitness Center on May 4, 2016. Three convoys made their way to SFCC by bicycle, including one from the Rail Trail at Rabbit Rd., one from the Arroyo Chamiso...
CommUnity Cruise, May 14, 2016
Roughly 22 people on bikes joined this year's "CommUnity Cruise," a group ride from Second Street Brewery to the plaza, where the City was holding its "CommUnity Day" event. The ride was billed as a "kick-off event" for Bike-to-Work Week and featured many of the...
Magical History Cruise
The Magical History Cruise was a bike ride through time and space organized by SFCT through the Outside / Bike and Brew event. Twenty riders participated in the ride on the morning of May 21, including visitors from Albuquerque and Durango, but primarily consisting...
Removing Fallen Trees near Cerro Gordo Trailhead, Jan. 25
Community Cruise to Gail Ryba Trail for “Bike Day at the Capitol,” Feb. 25
Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 5
Trail Work in Dale Ball Trails, April 12, 19 & 27, May 8
Bike Route 66 Ride with BTAC On-Road Subcommittee, April 23
Field Trips to Dale Ball Trails for Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community School, May 3 – 18
River and Acequia Cruise, May 13
Bike-to-School Celebration, May 16
Caja del Rio Gravel Grinder, May 19
Bike-to-Work Day, May 19
Magical History Cruise, May 20
Atalaya Trail Work, May 30
Work at Frijoles Trailhead, La Tierra Trails, June 13
Take a Kid Hiking Day, June 17
Signage and Other Trail Work in Dale Ball South, June 23 and 29
Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connection, Dale Ball Trails, July 20
La Tierra Trails / Dog Park Connector, July – October
Arbolitos Trail, August – September
Seed Ball Throw, Native Plant Day, August 19
Demonstration Work Day and Hike with International Visitors, August 28
Putting up Wayfinding Signage on Talaya Hill with County Volunteers, September 15 and 22
Bicycle Tour for International Making Cities Livable Conference, Oct. 2
Field Trips to La Tierra Trails for Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community School, Oct. 3 – 26
Outing with Capital High School “Outdoors Club,” Oct. 6: Trail Work and Hike up to Picacho Peak