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.
Calle Lorca Park Bridge Build: Feb. 16, 2015
Brent Bonwell and Henry Lanman, Santa Fe Fat Tire Society's master bridge builders, led a crew of six volunteers and the City Trails Volunteer Coordinator in replacing a four-foot wide bridge in Calle Lorca / Southridge Park. Materials for the bridge were supplied by...
NMASLA Complete Streets Bike Tour
Tim Rogers led a bicycle tour of some of Santa Fe's roads and trails for participants in a "Complete Streets" event organized by the New Mexico Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects on Feb. 11, 2015. The ride started at the Roundhouse, proceeded to...
Trail Volunteer Recognition, 2014
A total of 75 individuals volunteered on at least one of over 30 city trail work events arranged by SFCT in 2014, including members of the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society as well as 26 students from the Masters Program (arranged via Santa...
Dale Ball Trails Re-Route, Day #4, and Volunteer Celebration, Oct. 28, 2014
We returned to the meadow off of Upper Canyon Rd. one more time to finish the re-route above the "green gate" and to celebrate a wonderful project and a wonderful year of volunteer work. Fourteen volunteers made it to the event, we were able to shore up a few turns...
La Tierra Trails Re-Route and Maintenance, Nov. 4, 2014
The re-route involved building new trail along a traverse and grade reversal in order to shed water off of the trail.Six volunteers joined the Trail Volunteer Coordinator on the morning of Nov. 4 to conduct some erosion-prevention maintenance on La Tierra Trails...
Protecting Archaeological Sites for the “Flow Trail,” La Tierra Trails, Nov. 5 and 20, 2014
The City Trail Volunteer Coordinator met with two volunteers from the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society (SFFTS) and archaeologist Stephen Post, also acting as a volunteer, at La Tierra Trails the morning of Nov. 5. The task at hand was to set up T-posts provided by the City...
Camino de Cruz Blanca Trail, November 2014
The Camino de Cruz Blanca Trail is a four-foot-wide soft-surface trail along Camino de Cruz Blanca that connects the St. John's Trailhead to the Dorothy Stewart Trail, Dale Ball Trails, and the Atalaya Trail. This project responds to a request from the City of Santa...
Dale Ball Trails Re-Route, Day # 3: Oct. 21, 2014
Eight volunteers joined the Trail Volunteer Coordinator to continue work on the re-route on Dale Ball Trails above Junction 29. We bolstered up some of the remaining loose areas along the acequia bank with rock...
Hike with Camino Real Academy students: Ms. Young’s Fourth-Graders, Oct. 16, 2014
Our last of four hikes with Camino Real Academy Fourth-Graders was with Ms. Young's class. ...
Hike with Camino Real Academy students: Mr. Bass’s Fourth-Graders, Oct. 9, 2014
Our third field trip with Camino Real Academy Students was another bilingual group, Mr. Bass’s Fourth graders – 23 kids, five or six parents or grandparents, Mr. Bass and Miss (now Mrs.) Jones. There was some trailhead excitement right off the bat as we encountered a...
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