AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Twin Sisters Peak Trail & Twin Sisters Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,300 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Twin Sisters Peak Trail & Twin Sisters Road is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. It climbs 1,300 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,691 – 8,590 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96520, -105.39517
Nearest town Aspen Meadows, CO
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Twin Sisters Peak Trail & Twin Sisters Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,300 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 7,690–8,590 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.96520, -105.39517

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Twin Sisters Peak Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Twin Sisters Road, heading N.
  6. 1.7 miReach Twin Sisters Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left onto Twin Sisters Peak Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/twin-sisters-peak-trail-twin-sisters-road-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 77°54° 30%
Mon 81°58° 39%
Tue 78°54° 32%
Wed 81°54° 37%
Thu 83°57° 32%
Fri 82°54° 26%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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