The High Desert BeckonsSanta Fe is the perfect base for your outdoors adventure and enjoying nature. With four major mountain ranges and over 280 days of sunshine per year, you should find plenty of interesting options.
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Hiking & Biking
Santa Fe is a perfect base for those wanting to get outdoors on foot or pedal.
Be Safe and Smart: You are in the desert with humidity averaging 25% and mountains with elevations ranging from 7,000 ft to over 12,000 ft.
Be Safe and Smart: You are in the desert with humidity averaging 25% and mountains with elevations ranging from 7,000 ft to over 12,000 ft.
- Take at least one liter of water per person
- Sun protection is needed (hats, screen, longer sleeves or an umbrella/parasol), especially mid-day and in the afternoon; Don't be fooled by the cool, refreshing temperatures in the mountains - the high elevations mean over one mile less atmosphere filtering the sun's rays than at sea level!
- Take your time and rest when you feel winded
- Energy snacks such as granola, granola bars, veggies or fruit are helpful for longer routes
Sangre de Cristo Mountains - Santa Fe Backs Up to These
Amazing Resources
Our Faves in Santa Fe Proper
Hyde Park Rd/NM-475 to Santa Fe Ski Area
Amazing Resources
Our Faves in Santa Fe Proper
- Santa Fe Canyon Preserve
- Easy loop trail
- Upper Canyon Road (east end)
- Atalaya Trail - Moderate to strenuous
- Starts near St John's College
- Mostly exposed trail on west side, so sun protection is needed especially in the afternoon
Hyde Park Rd/NM-475 to Santa Fe Ski Area
- Chamisa Trail - Moderate to strenuous
- Mixed sun and shade
- Borrego/Bear Wallow - Moderate and mostly shaded
- Each trail intersects with the Tesuque River and Windsor Trail
- May be taken individually or as a loop
- Loop Tip: The trail forks a short distance down from the parking area
- Going RIGHT (Borrego Trail) is less strenuous over the course of the entire loop
- Going LEFT (Bear Wallow) is overall more strenuous especially after you reach the river
- Big Tesuque
- Aspen Vista - Moderate to strenuous
- Amazing views of Santa Fe and across the valley to the Jemez Mountains
- Shaded in the morning and direct sun mid-day
- Wide road up to top of mountain above to the antennae above the ski area (5.5 miles one-way)
- Ski Santa Fe to the peak - Moderate to strenuous
Tent Rocks
Jemez Mountains
Tent Rocks National Monument - An absolute must!
Los Alamos
Tent Rocks National Monument - An absolute must!
- Cochiti Pueblo area (southwest of Santa Fe, off I-25)
- In-and-out hike through a slot canyon surrounded by rock formations that are tee pee/tent-shaped
Los Alamos
- Bandelier National Monument - Cliff dwellings
- Los Alamos County Trail Network
- Valles Caldera - National Preserve
Ortiz Mountains (South, near Cerrillos, NM)
- Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve
- Placer Mountain
Sandia Mountains (South-Southwest, overlooking Albuquerque) - Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide
Rafting
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Area Rivers Rafting and Kayaking - Permits Required - Search online for area outfitters and details
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