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Welcome to the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>!Over 200 years ago, wagons loaded with goodstraveled on the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>. On its eastern end,the trail began in Independence, Missouri. It ended780 miles later in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong>, New Mexico. In the1800s, the trip took about eight weeks.COLORADOBent’sOld FortKANSASNEBRASKACouncilGroveIndependence<strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong>FortUnionCimarron CutoffOKLAHOMAMISSOURINEW MEXICOTEXASThe <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>Today, people travel at a faster pace betweenIndependence and <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong>. A car trip takes abouttwo days. If you slow down and look closely, youcan spot ruts near the highway. The wheels ofthousands of wagons rolling along the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong><strong>Trail</strong> made those deep cuts in the ground.Let’s visit four stops on the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>.3
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