From Austin, you would travel north to intersect with the Santa Fe Trail, and then go west to Santa Fe. There may have been other trails that went more directly northwest.
The national road was the primary route of travel and cost 337m$ to create
Merchants traveled the Santa Fe Trail in wagons pulled by mules.
The Santa Fe Trail opened in 1821. Would you like to travel the Santa Fe Trail, like settlers did in the early 1800s?
Old Spanish Trail.(:
It was easier for people to travel and trade on, from Missouri to New Mexico.
Actually, no. The Oregon Trail was also known as the Oregon-California Trail that allowed farmers, settlers, and families to travel east to either Oregon or Northern California. The wagon trail that allowed cargo, freight, cattle, and settlers from the east to Mexico was the Santa Fe Trail, which traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico and then onto Mexico.
People traveled in wagon caravans.
The Santa Fe Trail was used for commerce. The Oregon Trail was used for immigration.
The Santa Fe trail lead to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Santa Fe trail lead to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
No there were no missionaries on the Santa Fe Trail.