Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail is a historic road in USA.
- Type: Historic
- Country: USA
- Length: 1,400 km
- Opened: 1821
Overview
The 19th century trade route from Franklin in Missouri to Santa Fe, opened when Mexico welcomed American traders in 1821. Wagons took two months over the Cimarron cutoff or the mountain route. Ruts are still visible on the shortgrass prairie.
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