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.
City Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 2019
Five volunteers from the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe met with the Trails Program Manager for the first regular city trail work day of the season on April 3, 2019. Taking advantage of supplies of rock left over from work with The Masters Program on the "Wide Trail" in...
Work with “The Masters Program” Students in La Tierra Trails, March 1
The first city trail work day in 2019 focused on erosion control along the "Wide Trail" between Frijoles and La Cuchara Trailheads in La Tierra Trails. Over a dozen students from The Masters Program joined additional "crew leader" volunteers organized by the City's...
“Vámonos: Santa Fe Walks” wraps up first season
Vámonos: Santa Fe Walks completed its inaugural year of community walks on accessible urban trails in October. The walking collaborative began activities in May and built momentum over the Summer and into the Fall, finishing with a total of over 300 participants in...
Trail Work in November 2018
Trail volunteers returned to Dale Ball Trails on Nov. 7 to continue up the hill above Junction 11. We finally have got a handle on this stretch of gullied trail after three work days focusing on de-berming and building grade reversals since August. This time, we...
Field Trips to Dale Ball Trails, October 2018
In October we continued activities under the "Passport to Trails" program by bringing seven classes of 4th and 5th Graders from south-side schools to the north section of Dale Ball Trails. With the arrival of Mr. Barbero's Fifth-Graders from El Camino Real Academy on...
Trail Work in October 2018
In October we resumed maintenance work on Dale Ball Trails, continuing to address areas that had been eroded in Summer monsoons and safeguarding the trails from the next "thousand-year storm" or less. We continue to rely on volunteers of the Trails Alliance of Santa...
Rail History Cruises, September 2018
In conjunction with the inaugural "New Mexico Railroad History Celebration," SFCT's Trails Program Manager organized four mini-cruises and two "Explore More" cruises by bicycle of active and historic rail alignments around Santa Fe. For...
Trail Work in September 2018
Trail work in September included two work days to address erosion issues in the Central Part of Dale Ball Trails north of Cero Gordo Trailhead, one with The Master Program students around the La Cuchara and Frijoles Trailheads in La Tierra Trails, and two on the...
Trail Work in August 2018
SFCT’s “Vamonos” Program Wants To Get Santa Feans Moving
Sarah Noss, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Conservation Trust, talks with KSFR's Tom Trowbridge about the Vámonos Santa Fe Walks program on July 5, 2018. http://ksfr.org/post/sfct-s-vamonos-program-wants-get-santa-feans-moving
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