Stretching from Franklin, Missouri, to Santa Fe, the Old Santa Fe Trail was once a key 19th-century trade route linking the American frontier with Mexico. Its final miles descend into modern-day Santa Fe, where ruts and landmarks still echo its storied past. Following this historic path north offers a rare sense of continuity between New Mexico’s present-day wilderness and its frontier origins.

Karsten S.

April 30, 2020

The Santa Fe Trail is a historic trade route in the United States. The route, which varies between 800 and 900 miles (1300-1450 km), depending on the variant, connected the populated regions on the Missouri River through prairies and deserts with the then Mexican areas in what is now the southwest of the USA in the 19th century.

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Location: Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States

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