
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 Central Work Days, Aug. 5 and 25, 2015
Five volunteers worked with the City Trail Volunteer Coordinator on Aug. 5 to address erosion issues in the Central Section of Dale Ball Trails, near the Cerros Colorados Rd. crossing, and to move tools and other trail work materials shared by SFCT, the Trails...
Dale Ball South Work Day, Aug. 13, 2015
Five volunteers and the Trails Program Manager met at Cerro Gordo Trailhead to work on erosion issues on the climb to Junction 30 above the "green gate." This section of City trail climbs up toward Picacho Peak on land being preserved by The Nature Conservancy. The...
Google Trekking City Trails, July and August 2015
At the request of the City's tourism department, TOURISM Santa Fe, SFCT's Trails Program Manager organized and programmed volunteers to hike area trails with the "Google Trekker" apparatus: a 50-lb. bundle of fifteen cameras, computer hardware, battery, and backpack...
Flow Trail Clean Up, July 25, 2015
Ten volunteers from the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society met with the City Trail Volunteer Coordinator to revisit the Flow Trail in La Tierra Trails on Sat., July 25. Work included sweeping stones and debris off of the trail surface, improving drainage, re-packing some...
Field Trip to La Tierra Trails with City Summer Campers, July 21, 2015
Eleven summer campers and two staff members from GCCC came out to the Calabasas Trailhead for our first-ever field trip to La Tierra Trails. After some trailhead orientation and distribution of fine hiking swag thanks to the S.L. Gimbel Foundation, we headed across...
Field Trip to Dale Ball Trails Central with City Summer Campers, July 7, 2015
SFCT's Trails Program Manager met with twelve city summer campers, two counselors, and three guests to hike in Santa Fe Canyon Preserve and Dale Ball Trails Central on July 7. New participants received packs with hats, compasses, sunscreen, and water bottles as well...
Dale Ball Central Work Days, July 2 and 8, 2015
Three volunteers met with the City Trail Volunteer at the "corral" parking lot for a morning of trail work on July 2. After filling in some trailside gullies with rocks, the group moved up the trail along the Canada Ancha to create grade reversals above a few...
Field Trip to Dale Bale Trails with City Summer Campers, June 23, 2015
Eight City Summer Campers and two counselors from the Genoveva Chavez Community Center made their way north from the "corral" trailhead to the La Piedra Trail on June 23. Hiking kits provided with support from the S.L. Gimbel Foundation included hats, packs, water...
Dale Ball North Work Days, June 17 and 25, 2015
"Couldn't volunteer, but I ran there Thursday evening. Good fixes, thanks!" - Tiago Stock, Santa Fe Striders, 6/21/15 Six volunteers joined the Trail Volunteer Coordinator on June 17 to perform specific maintenance tasks on the northeast loop (Junctions 1-2-3) that...
Railyard Community Cruise, June 6, 2015
"Thank you for the links, Tim. The girls and I loved looking at the pictures and reliving our first Community Cruise! We had so much fun. Tomorrow is one of their birthdays, and we're planning another little cruise using the pretty bike trails we learned about on...
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