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.
Acequia and River Cruise: May 10, 2025
National Forest Foundation at Riverhaven
On a sunny February 27th, the National Forest Foundation joined SFCT to remove some Siberian Elm from SFCT's Riverhaven property. We are so thankful for all their help.
Trail Work in 2024
Santa Fe Conservation Trust organized 42 outings with volunteers in 2024 to scope out, design, build and, most frequently, maintain public trails. Typically meeting on Wednesday mornings, volunteers totalled over 660 hours worked, including 475 hours on City-owned...
2023 Annual Report & 2024 Newsletter
From the Executive Director 2023 was our 30th anniversary at SFCT, and what a year it was! We wanted to offer as many gatherings as we could to give you the opportunity to learn about and participate in our work. We had two free star parties, a host of Insider Tours,...
Tour de Mural: The Outliers
On May 11, 2024, SFCT's Trails Program Manager Tim Rogers led over twenty cyclists on a tour of outlying murals, starting and ending at the Railyard Community Room. It was also a great excuse to visit lesser-known trails, alleys, and short cuts along the way! Here...
Bears Near Tesuque
Green Schools Conference Bike Ride
SFCT's Trails Program Manager led a group of eight participants from the national Green Schools Conference on a 7.25-mile bike tour on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Bicycles and helmets were generously provided by the City's Recreation Department.
Tour de Mural 2023
About 20 cyclists enjoyed a tour of Santa Fe's murals along the Rail Trail, Acequia Trail, and River Trail as well as points in between, on Oct. 21, 2023. This 2023 edition of the Tour de Mural was a reprisal of the original Tour de Mural in 2016, summarized on...
Trail Work in 2023
First trail work day of the season: Santa Fe Canyon Preserve, Mar.15, 2023 Building the Conservation Homestead Shelf Trail, Mar.-May 2023 La Tierra Trails, including Dog Park Connector and Chili LIne Trail, April-June, Aug-November 2023 Dale Ball Trails and...
Trail Work in 2022
Santa Fe Conservation Trust and volunteers with the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe led 42 work days in 2022, including 16 in La Tierra Trails, 11 in Dale Ball Trails and Dorothy Stewart Trail, 11 in SFCT's Conservation Homestead in the Galisteo Basin, three in The Nature...
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