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.

Bike Week Events in May 2018

May 31, 2018

Santa Fe's Bike Week started with a "Magical History Cruise" on Saturday, May 12, led by SFCT's Trails Program Manager. Other activities supported and attended by SFCT included the "Railyard Loop" Bike Fiesta on Friday, May 18, the MTB Poker Ride featuring the new...

City Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 2018

May 9, 2018

The Trails Program Manager arranged for five trail work days in La Tierra Trails in April, including several visits by members of the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe to address erosion issues west of Junctions 9, 10, and 11, a work day between Junctions 20 and 22...

Field Trips to Dale Ball Trails South Section, April and May 2018

May 9, 2018

Through the support of the Frost Foundation, Partners in Education, and the City of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Conservation Trust is guiding nearly 400 elementary school children, teachers, and parent-chaperones on 15 field trips to the South Section of Dale Ball Trails...

Completing the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connection, Apr. 17, 2018

Apr 23, 2018

With help from the The Nature Conservancy, the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, and other GUSTO partners, SFCT was happy to open the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connector on behalf of City Parks the evening of Tues., April 17. The placement of a footbridge over a weir on the...

Happy Earth Day Cruise, April 21, 2018

Apr 23, 2018

In conjunction with the Railyard Park Conservancy's celebration of Earth Day at the Railyard, SFCT held a community bicycle ride along the Acequia Madre and the Santa Fe River, starting and ending at the Railyard Park on April 21, 2018. This "Happy Earth Day Cruise"...

Missouri U. Students work on La Tierra Trails

Apr 2, 2018

Members of the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society hosted ten students from University of Missouri to work on La Tierra Trails on Tues., Mar. 26. The students were visiting for a week to focus on needs on the Chamisa Trail in the Santa Fe National Forest but stayed in the low...

Bicycle Tour for International Making Cities Livable Conference, Oct. 2

Oct 4, 2017

At the request of the Chair of the Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee, the Trail Program Manager took nine participants in the International "Making Cities Livable" Conference on a tour of bicycle facilities in Santa Fe on Oct. 2. Participants hailed from far and...

Field Trips to La Tierra Trails in October

Oct 4, 2017

Thanks to support from Partners in Education to cover transportation costs, we are bringing hundreds more schoolchildren to city trails this October! This season, 4th and 5th Graders from El Camino Real Academy and Nina Otero Community School are visiting La Tierra...

Putting up Wayfinding Signage on Talaya Hill with County Volunteers

Sep 18, 2017

In Fall of 2017, we are working with County Volunteer Coordinator Carol Branch to put up wayfinding signage on the County sections of the Dale Ball and Connecting Trails, including Talaya Hill (Dale Ball Trails - South), La Piedra Trail, and Little Tesuque Trail. We...

Demonstration Work Day and Hike with International Visitors

Aug 29, 2017

On Aug, 29 the Executive Director and Trails Program Manager, along with Railyard Conservancy director Christy Downs, met at the Railyard Community Room with conservation and parks professionals from five nations who were brought to Santa Fe by the Council for...