Santa Fe Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Santa Fe rides in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristos. The Dale Ball, La Tierra, and Glorieta trails wind through pinon and juniper that drain quickly, while the Winsor Trail climbs into the high country and melts out later. The high desert keeps the season long.
165 featured mountain bike trailselevation 6,381–12,274 ft
Is it muddy in Santa Fe right now?
Right now about 164 of 164 featured Santa Fe trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
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Santa Fe conditions at a glancesnapshot · Aug 14
Live conditions map
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164 of 164 trails riding well
8 26 130
Air quality
AQI 59 · Moderate
Wildfire smoke (PM2.5). EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 9 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
164 Today 164 Sat 164 Sun 164 Mon 160 Tue 147 Wed 126 Thu 138 Fri 162 Sat Trails are riding well today. Rain Monday (about 8 mm) is likely to soften things, so aim to ride before then.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 6,470–8,737 ft
47° typical 55°–81°F 91°
High country 9,081–11,611 ft
37° typical 43°–70°F 77°
30° 50° 70° 90°
5-day forecast
Today 🌦️ 84°
Sat ☀️ 86°
Sun 🌦️ 89°
Mon 🌧️ 83°
Tue ⛅ 89°
Daytime high across Santa Fe, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
29% 49% 21%
Mostly mixed, which varies from trail to trail.
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Best time of year to ride Santa Fe
Typical riding conditions by month, blending heat and trail conditions from 10 years of local climate data — so you can plan a trip for the right window.
The best time to ride Santa Fe is March through November , when daytime highs sit in the 49–81°F range and the dirt is typically dry. January through February and December rides cold. Planning a trip? Those are your safest bets — and for this week, the live forecast below shows exactly which days are riding well (right now 164 of 164 featured trails are good to go).
January: Cold, typical high 37°F (ride score 68/100) J 37° February: Cold, typical high 41°F (ride score 76/100) F 41° March: Prime, typical high 50°F (ride score 95/100) M 50° April: Prime, typical high 59°F (ride score 100/100) A 59° May: Prime, typical high 67°F (ride score 100/100) M 67° June: Prime, typical high 79°F (ride score 100/100) J 79° July: Prime, typical high 81°F (ride score 98/100) J 81° August: Prime, typical high 78°F (ride score 100/100) A 78° September: Prime, typical high 73°F (ride score 100/100) S 73° October: Prime, typical high 61°F (ride score 100/100) O 61° November: Prime, typical high 49°F (ride score 93/100) N 49° December: Cold, typical high 40°F (ride score 74/100) D 40°
Bar height = our ride-friendliness score for a typical year; colour = the main limiting factor; the number under each month is the average daytime high. Based on 2014–2023 climate normals (ERA5). This year's live conditions are below.
Trail networks in Santa Fe
Named riding areas in Santa Fe, each with its own live conditions and the trails inside it.
Best Santa Fe mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning. Riding gravel instead? See gravel and dirt road conditions near Santa Fe.
5 Stopper · 0.6 mi · 8,228–8,753 ft Tacky / good Aspen Spur (860) · 1.7 mi · 9,104–9,318 ft Tacky / good Bear Wallow Trail (182) · 1.1 mi · 8,238–8,730 ft Tacky / good Borrego Trail (150) · 1.7 mi · 8,481–8,901 ft Tacky / good Clyde · 0.7 mi · 8,071–8,373 ft Tacky / good Discount · 5.7 mi · 7,224–8,084 ft Tacky / good Dog Park East · 1.9 mi · 8,468–8,947 ft Tacky / good Galbaldon Trail · 1.6 mi · 8,419–9,232 ft Tacky / good Mineral · 2.2 mi · 8,425–9,281 ft Tacky / good Pacheco Canyon Shortcut · 0.1 mi · 9,603–9,652 ft Tacky / good Rio en Medio Trail Alt Route · 0.6 mi · 9,150–9,334 ft Tacky / good Waterbomber · 0.8 mi · 8,402–8,586 ft Tacky / good Watershed Boundary · 1.6 mi · 8,392–8,852 ft Tacky / good Winsor Trail (254) · 10.1 mi · 7,057–10,846 ft Tacky / good Rio en Medio Trail (163) · 2.7 mi · 8,904–10,167 ft Tacky / good Thompson Peak Trail · 1.5 mi · 10,039–10,535 ft Hero dirt West Circle Trail · 2.2 mi · 8,389–9,409 ft Hero dirt Apache Screamer · 1.5 mi · 8,291–8,730 ft Tacky / good Baldy Trail (175) / Secret · 1.4 mi · 9,380–10,171 ft Tacky / good Desert Chateau · 1.7 mi · 7,093–7,635 ft Tacky / good Glorieta Baldy Trail (272) · 1.2 mi · 9,114–10,171 ft Tacky / good Shaggy Peak Trail · 0.6 mi · 8,051–8,839 ft Tacky / good Apache Crossup · 0.3 mi · 8,484–8,727 ft Hero dirt Borrego Connector · 0.6 mi · 8,901–9,409 ft Hero dirt Ghost Town · 1.1 mi · 8,842–9,757 ft Hero dirt Ghost Town (177) / Broken Arrow · 3.6 mi · 7,536–9,114 ft Tacky / good Glorieta Baldy Trail (272) / 30 Acre · 2.6 mi · 7,684–9,114 ft Tacky / good Piggyback Trail · 0.4 mi · 8,527–8,681 ft Hero dirt Secret · 1.6 mi · 8,235–9,380 ft Tacky / good Baldy Trail (175) · 3.4 mi · 7,812–9,380 ft Tacky / good HBD · 1.4 mi · 8,297–8,494 ft Tacky / good Black Canyon Trail (181) · 1.1 mi · 8,409–8,786 ft Hero dirt Ghost Trailer · 0.4 mi · 8,297–8,484 ft Hero dirt Ravens Ridge · 2.1 mi · 10,850–12,274 ft Tacky / good 1-2 · 0.3 mi · 7,572–7,697 ft Dusty / loose 10-5 · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose 10-9 · 0.2 mi · 7,165–7,208 ft Dusty / loose 11-10 · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose 11-10 · 1.3 mi · 7,480–7,746 ft Dusty / loose 11-12 · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose 12-11 · 0.3 mi · 7,123–7,165 ft Dusty / loose 12-13 · 0.4 mi · 7,520–7,595 ft Dusty / loose 14-12 · 0.6 mi · 7,005–7,123 ft Dusty / loose 16-14 · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose 17-16 · 0.2 mi · 6,982–7,077 ft Dusty / loose 17-18-19 · 1.6 mi · 6,975–7,129 ft Dusty / loose 18-12 · 0.3 mi · 7,513–7,595 ft Dusty / loose 19-11 · 0.4 mi · 7,592–7,644 ft Dusty / loose 19-18 · 0.1 mi · 7,513–7,592 ft Dusty / loose 19-21 · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose 2-1 · 1 mi · 7,067–7,215 ft Dusty / loose 2-3 · 0.3 mi · 7,648–7,707 ft Dusty / loose 20-18 · 0.2 mi · 7,441–7,513 ft Dusty / loose 20-19 · 0.4 mi · 7,441–7,592 ft Dusty / loose 21- · 0.4 mi Dusty / loose 21-11 · 0.4 mi · 7,129–7,165 ft Dusty / loose 21st Amendment · 0.4 mi · 7,995–8,173 ft Dusty / loose 24-20 · 0.3 mi · 7,372–7,441 ft Dusty / loose 24-25 · 0.2 mi · 7,080–7,119 ft Dusty / loose 25-11 · 0.2 mi · 7,119–7,165 ft Dusty / loose 25-26 · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose 29-9 · 0.4 mi · 7,106–7,208 ft Dusty / loose 31-32 · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose 33-31 · 0.3 mi · 7,182–7,241 ft Dusty / loose 35-33 · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose 4-3 · 0.1 mi · 7,579–7,648 ft Dusty / loose 5-4 · 0.6 mi · 7,575–7,762 ft Dusty / loose 5-6 · 0.6 mi · 7,067–7,133 ft Dusty / loose 6-2 · 0.3 mi · 7,067–7,133 ft Dusty / loose 6-5 · 0.2 mi · 7,762–7,818 ft Dusty / loose 6-7 · 0.4 mi · 7,133–7,188 ft Dusty / loose 7-1 · 0.3 mi · 7,162–7,215 ft Dusty / loose 7-10 · 0.1 mi · 7,746–7,802 ft Dusty / loose 7-6 · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose 7-8 · 0.4 mi · 7,635–7,802 ft Dusty / loose 8-1 · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose 8-6 · 0.5 mi · 7,635–7,818 ft Dusty / loose 8-7 · 0.1 mi · 7,188–7,224 ft Dusty / loose 8-9 · 0.2 mi · 7,595–7,635 ft Dusty / loose 9-7 · 0.4 mi · 7,139–7,208 ft Dusty / loose 9-8 · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose AH Connector · 1.5 mi · 7,776–8,173 ft Dusty / loose Alamos Vista · 1.2 mi · 9,997–11,188 ft Dusty / loose Apache Canyon Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,402–7,592 ft Dusty / loose Arbolitos Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,300–7,349 ft Dusty / loose Arroyo Barranca walking trail · 1.1 mi · 7,024–7,159 ft Dusty / loose Arroyo Calabases Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,749–6,883 ft Dusty / loose Arroyo Chamisos Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,752–6,785 ft Dusty / loose Arroyo Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,067–7,146 ft Dusty / loose Atalaya Trail (170) · 2.7 mi · 7,671–9,101 ft Dusty / loose Atalaya Trail Bypass · 0.1 mi · 7,900–8,015 ft Dusty / loose Baptist Bypass · 1.4 mi · 7,339–7,530 ft Dusty / loose Blue Corn · 1.7 mi · 7,635–8,209 ft Dusty / loose Burn · 1.1 mi · 7,287–7,854 ft Dusty / loose Cairn Me Up · 4.3 mi · 7,385–8,258 ft Dusty / loose Canada Ancha Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,562–7,625 ft Dusty / loose Canada Rincon Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,264–7,343 ft Dusty / loose Canyon Preserve Interpretive Loop Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,356–7,402 ft Dusty / loose Carol · 1.3 mi · 7,244–7,546 ft Dusty / loose Carol to Burn · 0.3 mi · 7,520–7,569 ft Dusty / loose Carol to Juan · 1.2 mi · 7,457–7,740 ft Dusty / loose Chamisa Trail · 2.3 mi · 7,828–8,432 ft Dusty / loose Chamisa Trail Alt Route · 1.1 mi · 7,822–8,442 ft Dusty / loose Charging Elk · 0.6 mi · 8,051–8,225 ft Dusty / loose City of Santa Fe Open Space Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,070–7,201 ft Dusty / loose Connector West · 0.3 mi · 7,740–7,838 ft Dusty / loose Cruz Blanca Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,349–7,549 ft Dusty / loose Dog Park West · 1.2 mi · 8,097–8,468 ft Dusty / loose Dorothy Stewart Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,382–7,510 ft Dusty / loose East Loop · 1.5 mi · 7,858–7,972 ft Dusty / loose Electric Avenue · 0.6 mi · 7,618–7,805 ft Dusty / loose Fire Road · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Game On · 4.3 mi · 8,468–9,072 ft Dusty / loose Ghost Town Trail (177) · 3.4 mi · 7,615–8,842 ft Dusty / loose Glorieta Baldy Trail (272) / BA Grunt · 0.7 mi · 7,513–7,684 ft Dusty / loose Glorieta Jump Line · 0.6 mi · 7,336–7,526 ft Dusty / loose Green Trail Loop · 3.2 mi · 7,428–7,625 ft Dusty / loose Hard Atalaya Trail (172) · 0.2 mi · 7,986–8,251 ft Dusty / loose Holy Mole · 1.4 mi · 7,635–8,323 ft Dusty / loose Hustle and Flow · 1.1 mi · 7,021–7,175 ft Dusty / loose Jawbone · 1.9 mi · 7,785–8,556 ft Dusty / loose Juan Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,530–7,854 ft Dusty / loose La Piedra · 1.2 mi · 7,339–7,720 ft Dusty / loose Little Tesuque · 0.9 mi · 7,339–7,546 ft Dusty / loose Lookout · 0.8 mi · 7,549–7,753 ft Dusty / loose Lost Wrangler · 1.2 mi · 7,028–7,602 ft Dusty / loose Lower Atalaya Point · 0.4 mi · 8,094–8,169 ft Dusty / loose Main Loop · 0.4 mi · 7,431–7,480 ft Dusty / loose Net Zero · 1.2 mi · 8,084–8,169 ft Dusty / loose New Mexico Trail Build · 1.4 mi · 7,799–8,432 ft Dusty / loose New Track · 1.5 mi · 7,001–7,057 ft Dusty / loose No Go · 1.9 mi · 7,749–8,967 ft Dusty / loose Norski Trail (255) · 2.4 mi · 10,174–10,354 ft Dusty / loose Old Road · 0.5 mi · 7,749–7,805 ft Dusty / loose Picacho Peak Trail · 0.1 mi · 8,468–8,540 ft Dusty / loose Pine Needle · 0.7 mi · 7,953–8,091 ft Dusty / loose Piñon Ridge Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,123–7,257 ft Dusty / loose Pipeline Road · 0.9 mi · 6,982–7,165 ft Dusty / loose Red Dawg · 0.2 mi · 7,123–7,165 ft Dusty / loose Ridgetop Trail · 0.4 mi Dusty / loose Route 66B · 0.9 mi · 7,421–7,575 ft Dusty / loose Saint John's Trail (174) · 1.4 mi · 7,346–7,861 ft Dusty / loose Santa Fe County Arroyo Hondo Open Space Trail · 2.5 mi · 7,044–7,287 ft Dusty / loose Santa Fe Rail Trail Dusty / loose South Moon · 0.4 mi · 7,877–8,068 ft Dusty / loose South Summit Trail · 2.7 mi · 7,382–7,746 ft Dusty / loose Spur Trail Connector · 0.5 mi · 6,624–6,657 ft Dusty / loose St John's Arroyo Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,343–7,418 ft Dusty / loose Sun Mountain Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,192–7,930 ft Dusty / loose Technical Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,021–7,228 ft Dusty / loose Tesuque Creek Trail (152) · 3.5 mi · 9,134–11,867 ft Dusty / loose Thornburg Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,215–7,310 ft Dusty / loose Tin Can · 0.4 mi · 7,129–7,228 ft Dusty / loose Treehouse · 0.5 mi · 7,566–7,641 ft Dusty / loose Upper Arroyo Chamisa Trail · 2 mi · 7,067–7,247 ft Dusty / loose Upper Ruiz · 0.6 mi · 7,612–7,769 ft Dusty / loose Vespa Trail · 2.4 mi · 7,822–8,091 ft Dusty / loose Wee Whoop-Tees Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,077–7,129 ft Dusty / loose West La Piedra · 0.4 mi · 7,582–7,707 ft Dusty / loose Whoop-Tees Trail (Technical) · 0.6 mi · 6,985–7,087 ft Dusty / loose Whoop-Tees Trail Connector · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Windsor Trail (254) · 0.8 mi · 8,238–8,527 ft Dusty / loose Winsor Alternate · 0.7 mi · 7,224–7,395 ft Dusty / loose Winsor Trail (Trail 254) · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Santa Fe mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Santa Fe right now? Today the trails riding best near Santa Fe are 5 Stopper, Aspen Spur (860) and Bear Wallow Trail (182). The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in Santa Fe dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Santa Fe trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in Santa Fe after rain? Right now 0 of 164 featured Santa Fe trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Santa Fe is mostly loam soil, which drains at a moderate pace, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in Santa Fe? Santa Fe has 165 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Santa Fe trails? Santa Fe trails run from about 6,381–12,274 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
When do the high trails near Santa Fe melt out? The high trails near Santa Fe have largely melted out for now. From late winter through spring this page tracks snow coverage and the estimated melt-out date for each high trail, so you can catch them the moment they open. See the melt-out outlook →
When is the best time to ride mountain bikes in Santa Fe? The best time to ride Santa Fe is March through November, when daytime highs are in the 49–81°F range and the trails are typically dry. January through February and December rides cold. This is based on 10 years of local climate data; check the live conditions on this page for how the trails are actually riding today.
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Aug 14, 2026 and refreshed every morning from public weather (Open-Meteo), terrain (OSM), and
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