| Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico | Distance |
| Independence | 4 miles |
| State Liine | 17 miles |
| Lone Elm | 15 miles |
| Bull Creek | 8 miles |
| Black Jack | 15 miles |
| Willow Spring | 10 miles |
| 110 Mile Creek | 25 miles |
| Bridge Creek | 10 miles |
| Bluff Creek | 25 miles |
| Big John Spring | 8 miles |
| Council Grove | 2 miles |
| Elm Creek | 7 miles |
| Diamond Spring | 8 miles |
| Lost Spring | 15 miles |
| Cottonwood Creek | 13 miles |
| Turkey Creek | 24 miles |
| Little Ark Crossing | 20 miles |
| Cow Creek | 8 miles |
| Plum Buttes | 9 miles |
| Big Bend of Arkansas | 7 miles |
| Walnut Creek | 8 miles |
| Pawnee Rock | 15 miles |
| Ash Creek | 5 miles |
| Pawnee Fork | 15 miles |
| Coon Creek | 10 miles |
| Mann Fort | 52 miles |
| Crossing of Arkansas | 30 miles |
| Sand Creek | 50 miles |
| Lower Spring | 12 miles |
| Middle Spring | 30 miles |
| Upper {Flag} Spring | 35 miles |
| Cold Spring | 18 miles |
| Cedar Creek | 12 miles |
| McNees Creek | 10 miles |
| Cottonwood Spring {Alamo} | 10 miles |
| Rabbit Ears Creek | 10 miles |
| Round Mound | 8 miles |
| Rock Creek | 10 miles |
| Whetstone Creek | 10 miles |
| Point of Rocks | 10 miles |
| Red {Canadian} River | 25 miles |
| Ocate Creek | 6 miles |
| Wagon Mound {Santa Clara Spring} | 16 miles |
| Wolf Creek | 12 miles |
| Mora River {LaJunta} | 6 miles |
| Las Vegas | 18 miles |
| Tecolote | 10 miles |
| Bernal Spring | 6 miles |
| San Miguel | 6 miles |
| Pecos Church | 18 miles |
| Rock Corral | 13 miles |
| Santa Fe | 10 miles |
| Total Miles | no total given |

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