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Section 1 thru-hike route
Section 2 thru-hike route
Section 3 thru-hike route
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
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The Santa Fe to Taos thru-hike goes from the Santa Fe Plaza all the way to Taos Plaza over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It is 132 miles long, spans four counties – Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Mora, and Taos – and crosses the Santa Fe National Forest, The Pecos Wilderness, and Carson National Forest.

Maps and route

See Gaia GPS maps documenting every step of the thru-hike. A complete zipped GPX file of the route is here. Or see the route page and individual section pages for details on the route and turn-by-turn directions for the route.

Some favorite photographs:

waterfall crossing over the Santa Fe River, just off East Alameda
Along the Santa Fe River corridor trail, Section 1-2 of the Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike
Santa Fe River Trail
From Section 1-1
along the Santa Fe River Trail
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