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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:

Santa Fe River Trail

From Section 1-1

along the Santa Fe River Trail

Arroyo Polay

From Section 1-3

Chasing Dreams in Arroyo Polay

Field near Winsor Borrego intersection

From Section 1-8

Field near Winsor / Borrego Trail intersection

Lake Katherine

From Section 2-4

Lake Katherine

Dockweiler Trail

From Section 2-8

Dockweiler Trail

Trailrider’s Wall

From Section 3-1

The Trailrider’s Wall

Truchas Peaks from Beatty’s Trail

From Section 3-3

Truchas Peaks from Beatty’s Trail

Indian Canyon

From Section 4-1

Indian Canyon

Los Esteros

From Section 4-3

Los Esteros

La Cueva Field

From Section 4-7

La Cueva Field

Bernardin Lake

From Section 5-6

Bernardin Lake

Forest Road 437

From Section 6-3

Forest Road 437

Kit Carson Road

From Section 6-7

View from Kit Carson Road