Twin Sisters Peak–Gross Reservoir, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Twin Sisters Peak–Gross Reservoir, 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. The route passes Gross Reservoir before reaching Twin Sisters Peak at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,694 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Twin Sisters Peak–Gross Reservoir, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 7,335–8,721 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road · 39.96080, -105.39559
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forsythe Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miPass Gross Reservoir.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Twin Sisters Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Twin Sisters Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Forsythe Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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