Twin Sisters Peak & Twin Sisters Peak Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Twin Sisters Peak & Twin Sisters Peak Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. The route reaches Twin Sisters Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,029 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,691 – 8,721 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96520, -105.39517
Nearest town Aspen Meadows, CO
Directions
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Twin Sisters Peak & Twin Sisters Peak Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 7,690–8,721 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96520, -105.39517
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Twin Sisters Peak Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Twin Sisters Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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 surface
45% dirt55% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 80°F58°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
78°56°
19%
Sun
82°56°
40%
Mon
79°59°
49%
Tue
76°54°
35%
Wed
75°53°
37%
Thu
83°57°
39%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Forsythe Spurs Road 2 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Gross Reservoir & Forsythe Canyon Trail via Winiger Ridge Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft
- Twin Sisters Peak Trail & Twin Sisters Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,300 ft
- Gross Reservoir–Basco Spur, 5 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 2,351 ft
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