The primary mission of Salida Mountain Trails is to create a real trail system, meaning a mapped and signed network of linked trails. The network will be based on the stacked loop concept.

Our primary project is the Arkansas Hills Trail System, which will be based around a trailhead near Tenderfoot Hill. Our secondary project is the Methodist Mountain Trail System which will be accessible from the power line area south of Salida. Part of our core mission is to maintain and sustain all the trails around Salida, those we have built as well as those that have already been on the ground.

Here is a conceptual map of the Arkansas Hills Trail System (or go to a Google Earth Map of our whole plan):