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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.
Dale Ball Connector to Cerro Gordo Trailhead, April – June
After the City of Santa Fe completed the removal of the old Filter Plant building, the Trails Program Manager and volunteers began work on this long-awaited Dale Ball connector on the morning of April 26, with help from project partner Bob Findling of The Nature...
Spur Trail Connector at Santa Fe Community College, April 15 and 22
City and County volunteer coordinators teamed up with students and faculty from The Masters Program and a few more trail volunteers to hammer out most of the Spur Trail connector on SFCC campus on April 15. After several scoping visits in March and April, the route...
Dale Ball South Work Days, March 24 and 31
Volunteers met with the Trails Program Manager at Cerro Gordo Trailhead to work on sections of Dale Ball Trails above the Arroyo Polai on Mar. 24 and 31. A lot of effort went into "de-berming" the stretch of gullied, switch-backing trail up to the Dorothy Stewart...
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, October 3, 2015
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day is a national event promoted by the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) that was organized locally by Michael Cahill of the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society (SFFTS). Over a dozen kids showed up at La Tierra Trails' La Cuchara...
La Tierra Trails Work Day, December 8, 2015
Thanks to moderate temperatures, we were able to continue volunteer trail work into December. On Dec. 8, we focused on the wide trail between Frijoles and Calabasas Trailheads that is considered a "Regional Multi-Use Trail" under the La Tierra Trails Master Plan. We...
Field Trips to La Tierra Trails with Nina Otero Community School 4th Graders, Oct.-Nov., 2015
Thanks to new grant support from the Line-Berry Foundation, SFCT was able to offer field trips to a second south-side school, Nina Otero Community School. Fourth-graders received backpacks, hiking accessories, and "Passports to Santa Fe's Foothill Trails" provided...
Field Trips to La Tierra Trails with Camino Real Academy Fifth Graders, Oct.-Nov., 2015
Field Trips to La Tierra Trails continued in October and November with Fifth-Graders from El Camino Real Academy. On Oct. 27 we hosted Miss Young's class, on Nov. 10, Miss Castillo's class, and on Nov. 24,...
Atalaya Work Days, Oct. 23 and Nov. 14, 2015
On Oct. 23, a small group of volunteers reached higher up the Atalaya Trail than we have got in the past, above where the "Easier" and Steeper" sections re-unite. After a little de-berming on the "Steeper" route, the group found plenty of locations above the junction...
La Tierra Trails Work Days, November 2015
City trail volunteers focused on maintenance needs on the far west side of La Tierra Trails on four work days in November. A group of six volunteers joined Tim Rogers to...
Atalaya Work Day and GUTS Celebration, Natl. Trails Day, Sept. 26, 2015
A dozen volunteers worked on the Atalaya Trail before heading up to "Shirley's Knob" to celebrate National Trails Day as well as the development of a "Grand Unified Trails System" for Santa Fe. While working their way up, the crew ran into Alan Karp, long-time...
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