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$12.99
2026 route. 130 miles standard route plus 80 miles of alternate routes.
Can be imported into navigation apps like Gaia, AllTrails, OnX, CalTopo, Garmin, and others.
400+ waypoints along the Santa Fe to Taos Trail, from Santa Fe Plaza and Taos Plaza over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Waypoints include:
- Section and subsection information and begin and endpoints
- Water sources
- Campsites
- Parking
- Campsite hosts, trash drop off, and bathrooms
- Trail conditions
Includes a tutorial for how to import the file into different navigation apps after you’ve purchased.
Read the use terms below before purchasing.
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$9.99
Can be imported into navigation apps like Gaia, AllTrails, OnX, CalTopo, Garmin, and others.
275+ waypoints along the route between Santa Fe Plaza and Taos Plaza.
Waypoints include water, campsites, parking, and cell service. Each of those waypoints will have a simple star notation (“*” to “***”) to denote how good the water source/campsite/parking site is. Cell service stars refer to how many bars I had on my iPhone 15 at that exact point.
Waypoints are also included about trail conditions, end or beginning of Sections and sub-sections along the route, and more.
Read the use terms below before purchasing.
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$12.99
This epub file is the same format Kindle books and the Kindle app uses. Many other digital reading apps use the epub format. Treat yourself to an adventure on 132 miles of existing trails from the Santa Fe Plaza to Taos Plaza with this detailed guide to The Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike. Includes more…
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At checkout, please enter car’s make, model, color, & license plate in the order notes box on the final confirmation page. If you will have a rental car, just write “rental.” These parking spaces are free, but you must: Complete the registration process here. Have a SF2T Taos parking placard displayed on your vehicle’s dashboard…
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$22.95
All orders placed after February 21, 2026 will be held until the 2nd edition is released on June 10, 2026. More information here. Also see the second edition product page
Treat yourself to an adventure on 132 miles of existing trails from the Santa Fe Plaza to Taos Plaza with this detailed guide to The Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike. Includes more than 50 detailed color maps and 50 photographs outlining the route so you’ll exactly what to expect.
Find out:
- When to go
- What you’ll need
- Trail conditions, distances, and elevations
- Alternate routes and nice places to linger
- Water sources (there’s way more than you’d think!)
- Safety precautions
- Resupply options and services along the way
- Flora and fauna you might encounter
- Recommended itineraries based on how fast you go (20 miles, 15 miles, 12 miles, 10 miles, or 7 miles a day)
- How to do the route as a series of day hikes or one to two-night overnights
- Lodging, dining, and things to do in Santa Fe and Taos and along The High Road to Taos
The high country of Northern New Mexico is a treasure. Some of it is well-known, but much is not. Discover hidden alpine lakes, stunning vistas, and what the Milky Way looks like without light pollution at 11,000 feet. At ten miles a day, the thru-hike can be completed in about two weeks — just long enough for the perfect summer vacation. Or make it last a little longer and do the route in a series of weekends.
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$22.95
An epub file for the 2nd edition is in development but not done yet.
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What’s in the second edition?
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- The new alternate routes in the north half of the SF2T. These cut “road walking” (forest service road walking) in half.
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- Significantly updated and expanded logistics information
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- Way more detailed information about campsites, with campsites included in the section maps
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- Way more detailed information about water sources, with campsites included in the section maps
Do you need the second edition to do the SF2T?
No. You’ll miss the new parts in the north half that skip the forest roads, but you can still do the SF2T.
Will there be a digital version of the second edition?
Yes. An epub file. That’s the same file format Kindle books use. So you’ll be able to import the epub file into Kindle devices, the Kindle app, or any of the many other reading apps available.
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Treat yourself to an adventure on 130 miles of existing trails from the Santa Fe Plaza to Taos Plaza with this detailed guide to The Santa Fe to Taos Trail. Includes 63 color maps and 78 photographs outlining the route so you’ll exactly what to expect.
Find out:
- When to go
- What you’ll need
- Trail conditions, distances, and elevations
- Alternate routes and nice places to linger
- Water sources (there’s way more than you’d think!)
- Safety precautions
- Resupply options and services along the way
- Flora and fauna you might encounter
- Recommended itineraries based on how fast you go (20 miles, 15 miles, 12 miles, 10 miles, or 7 miles a day)
- How to do the route as a series of day hikes or one to two-night overnights
- Lodging, dining, and things to do in Santa Fe and Taos and along The High Road to Taos
The high country of Northern New Mexico is a treasure. Some of it is well-known, but much is not. Discover hidden alpine lakes, stunning vistas, and what the Milky Way looks like without light pollution at 11,000 feet. At ten miles a day, the Santa Fe to Taos Trail can be completed in about two weeks — just long enough for the perfect summer vacation. Or make it last a little longer and do the route in a series of weekends.
The 2nd edition has the improved 2026 route, which includes 50% less forest road walking and two significant short reroutes that make the route safer. It will also have significantly expanded logistics information, sub-section maps with water and campsites marked on them, and other small improvements.
The second edition will not be available on Amazon as part of the work to reduce overuse on the trail. I will give a couple dozen copies to Travel Bug and Collected Works in Santa Fe and to Taos Mountain Outfitters to honor my prior relationship with them. Beyond that, the book will not be available in bookstores. It will only be available via the Santa Fe to Taos Trail website until I can assure myself, local hikers, the Forest Service, and the local nations, pueblos and tribes that we have managed the overuse situation and that the SF2T is not going to trash the woods or disrupt local communities.
