This documents the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. It was an eleven-day, 118-mile thru hike / backpacking trip from the Santa Fe Ski Basin to Taos Plaza. These pages include detailed Garmin GPS and Gaia GPS trail maps, ample photographs, and information about water sources and camp sites. The route for the Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike has gone through many iterations since I first did it in 2018. The current – improved – route is outlined here.
I’ve been toying with the idea of extending the thru hike so it’s more even for at least two years. Like “ski basin to ski basin”, or “plaza to plaza”. I started with ski basin to ski basin (“basin to basin”), probably because the Taos Ski Basin is gorgeous, and just a good place to…
Hello! These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. What is described below is still on the route of the thru-hike. It is documented in these sub-sections: S2-1: Ski Basin / Winsor trailhead to “the Y”. 2.4 miles. (Gaia…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. Only part of what I describe below – Lake Katherine to the near side of Pecos Baldy – is on the route of the thru-hike. The current route doesn’t go via…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. SUMMARY: This was a really short day. We made it up the backside of East Pecos Baldy then down into the lake basin. I did actually try to keep going –…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. What’s described below – from Pecos Baldy Lake to Truchas Lakes – is on the current route of the thru-hike. It’s documented in these sections: Returning to the 2018 log: The…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. What’s described below is on the current route of the thru-hike. It’s documented in these sections: Returning to the 2018 log: The long way down. I so wish I had photos…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. What’s described below is on the current route of the thru-hike. It’s documented in these sections: Returning to the 2018 log: This is the first day of the second leg of…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. The thru-hike no longer goes through Agua Sarca Canyon. The new route is documented in the sections linked below. These would get you from Los Esteros to Bernardin Lake. Returning to…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. The thru-hike no longer goes through Agua Sarca Canyon. The new route is documented in the sections linked below. These would get you from Route 518/La Cueva Canyon (492) to Bernardin…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. The thru-hike no longer goes along Forest Road 76. The new route is documented in the sections linked below. These would get you from FR 442/Trail 442 to Bernardin Lake. S5-1:…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. What’s described below is on the current route of the thru-hike. It’s documented in these sections: Returning to the 2018 log: I woke up just a bit before dawn – right…
These blog posts document the first time I did the thru-hike back in 2018. The current (January 2025) route of the thru-hike is here. What’s described below is on the current route of the thru-hike. It’s documented in these sections: S6-4: Intersection of FR 437 and Drake Canyon Loop Trail (165) to intersection of Drake…
