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June 1, 2018 Santa Fe Trail Closures

June 1, 2018 Santa Fe Trail Closures

On June 1, 2018, Santa Fe National Forest closed public access due to fire restrictions. Santa Fe County also announced closure of its adjoining open space within Dale Ball Trails (Picacho Peak area) as well as La Piedra and Little Tesuque Open Space. The rest of...

National Trails Day and Camino Real Trail Opening, June 2

National Trails Day and Camino Real Trail Opening, June 2

The Santa Fe Conservation Trust joined Santa Fe County, federal partners, and the trail-loving public at Dead Dog Well Trailhead to celebrating National Trails Day and the opening of the new Camino Real Trail on Sat., June 2, 2018.  Parts of the new trail, which spans...

Bike-to-School Day, May 9, 2018

Bike-to-School Day, May 9, 2018

Santa Fe-area schools that celebrated "National Bike to School Day" on May 9 included Carlos Gilbert Elementary School, Nina Otero Community School, San Ildefonso Day School, and Santa Fe Community College.  Unlike last year's event, there was no centralized gathering...

South Side Community Cruise with TMP Cyclists

South Side Community Cruise with TMP Cyclists

SFCT's Trails Program Manager met up with high school faculty and students of "The Masters Program" on Friday, May 4, to help celebrate a new "rain garden" at the "Camino Real Trailhead" for the South Side's section of the River Trail. The celebration was a great...

Bike Week Events in May 2018

Bike Week Events in May 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

City Trail Work in La Tierra Trails, April 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

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

Completing the Cerro Gordo Trailhead Connection, Apr. 17, 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

Happy Earth Day Cruise, April 21, 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"...