Confirmed traffic on the Santa Fe to Taos Trail for 2026 season

217 hikers registered as of April 25. These are only registered hikers who have filled out the registration form. This does not include SF2T members who have not registered yet.

Registered Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike traffic trends for 2026 season.
Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike trail map with confirmed groups for 2026 season.

Total hikers

  • 176 likely hiker groups
  • 314 estimated people

New Mexico hikers

  • 62 groups
  • 109 estimated people
  • 35.2% of groups
  • 34.7% of estimated people

Out of state hikers

  • 114 groups
  • 205 estimated people
  • 64.8% of groups
  • 65.3% of estimated people

Top states after New Mexico by groups:

  • Texas: 27 groups (15.3% of all groups), 40 estimated people (12.7% of estimated people)
  • Colorado: 25 groups (14.2% of all groups), 46.5 estimated people (14.8% of estimated people)
  • Arizona: 13 groups (7.4% of all groups), 34 estimated people (10.8% of estimated people)
  • California: 11 groups (6.3% of all groups), 20 estimated people (6.4% of estimated people)


As of April 21, the current SF2T Trail member-and-registration pipeline likely represents about $60,000 to $70,000 in direct out-of-state visitor spending, based on roughly 205 likely out-of-state hikers across about 115 groups.