Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
1 dia / 13 milles / 26 minuts
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway follows New Mexico State Highway 475 through the Santa Fe National Forest.
Dia 1
9:00 - 0.4 milles / 1 minut - 9:00
The Palace of the Governors is the beginning point for the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway. Built in 1610, this adobe edifice is the oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States. At one time, the Palace was the government seat of the Spanish colony. In 1909, New Mexico state legislature decided to establish it as a state history museum, and the building has been used for that purpose for nearly a century.
9:00 - 13.0 milles / 25 minuts - 9:26
The Santa Fe Ski Area serves as the ending point for the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway. Sitting at the perimeter of the Pecos Wilderness Area, it provides access to the wilderness just 3/4 of a mile from the ski area parking lot, at the beginning of a hiking and cross-country ski trail. Reaching a summit of over 12,000 feet, the ski area features 1,725 vertical feet of skiing and 67 trails encompassed in a 660-acre area.