Mountain Biking & Outdoor Adventure in Santa Fe

Santa Fe is well known for its museums, arts, and culture

But locals also know Santa Fe for its myriad of outdoor adventures

From great places to bike to hidden gems for hiking, check out these top adventure destinations

in Santa Fe. The Santa Fe National Forest offers opportunities for a range of outdoor adventures, including mountain biking

Travelers have their pick of extreme and more serene trails through various elevation changes

and many trails are located just outside of downtown Santa Fe. Mickey Fong, who leads travelers on guided biking excursions through the Four Seasons

Rancho and Cantado, explains the forest's draw for mountain bikers. What's unique about the Santa Fe National Forest is that this is all open space

So people camp back here, lots of wildlife back here. Santa Fe is a mountain bike destination

We are one of M-Bus Ride Centers, International Mountain Biking Association. We have a lot of premier trails like La Tera trails, Dale Ball trails

and numerous mountain trails. A favorite multi-use trail is the Windsor Trail

which is accessible by a shuttle bus from downtown Santa Fe to the trailhead. Santa Fe to the trailhead

So do you not want to worry about retrieving your car after your bike ride or having to pedal uphill Diablo Canyon is a dramatic place to get active just outside of downtown Santa Fe

Its spectacular landscapes have served as a set for movie productions, including The Missing and Cowboys and Aliens

Paul, this is a big canyon. Yeah, it is. And actually for this part of the world, it's not that big

but it is big and it's dramatic and it's really beautiful. This is also this area is part of the Camino Real

History and trails lined through sandy washes accessible for the whole family at Diablo Canyon

Hike through history and away from the crowds at San Quibi, a lesser visited outpost of Bandelier National Monument located just outside of Santa Fe

Travelers can go it alone or sign up for a guided hike with a local company

local company, like Outspire Hiking, which leads travelers on a variety of trails through

public lands. Sancoe is part of Bandolier National Monument, but it's a small subset or subunit of the park

It's close to Santa Fe, and it brings a lot of what Bandolier protects into one small area

that you can easily visit. Travelers can hike paths trod centuries ago to see Petrocliffs and Cliff dwellings

Very much an overlooked part of the park though, so you can enjoy a degree of solitude here

Solitude, history, and landscapes that have inspired artists and dreamers throughout time in Santa Fe