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| Hiking | 9.40 Miles |
1,864 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.40 Miles | 6 Hrs 20 Mns | | 1.62 mph |
| 1,864 ft AEG | 31 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | On our second day in Silver City we hiked the Twin Sisters Trail, part of the Continental Divide Trail. While hiking in the Fort Bayard area I was kind of fascinated by the two peaks called the Twin Sisters so it's time to hike up to them. The trail Head is along the road to the Gila Cliff Dwellings (hwy15) just a mile or so past the little town of Pinos Altos. This is also part of the continental Divide Trail.
The first 2 miles is fairly steep but the trail is in good condition, follows old mining roads in sections and trail in other sections. Once on the ridge the steepness eases up until the last mile where it gets steep again. Just below the saddle between the Twin Sisters you leave the Continental Divide Trail and head up the hill to the saddle. There is a faint route that takes you up to the east side of the saddle.
Thunder and lightning just as we started heading down but didn't rain until just before we got back to our start point. Great views to the North over the Gila Mountains. Felt good to do a hike with some AEG, hadn't done that since last April when we hiked up Guadalupe Peak. |
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