Hiking – Twin Sisters TH - Twin Sisters and South Sister

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Hiking – Twin Sisters TH - Twin Sisters and South Sister

A hike to the Twin Sisters, then a side trip out and back to South Sister

  • Mon, Oct 6, 2025
  • Bobcats Section
  • Hiking
  • Adults
  • Challenging
  • Difficult
  • Mileage: 9.1 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,300 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 11,428 ft
  • Pace: Moderate (1.8 - 2.0 avg moving speed)

This is an out and back hike, mostly on a well-established trail.  There is a trail to the west summit.  The out and back from the east summit to the south summit will be off-trail.  There is some rock hopping and Class 2+ scrambling to get to the east summit, which is the highest summit on Twin Sisters Peak, as well as on the off-trail section over to the South Sister. 

This link is for the AllTrails posting for the trip to Twin Sisters Peak:  https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/colorado/twin-sisters-peak-trail

Meet in the Safeway parking lot at 3325 28th Street in Boulder at 6:00am so we can form carpools and leave no later than 6:10am.  Specifically, park in the north end of the Safeway parking lot, near the Phillips 66 gas station. Here’s a Google Maps link to the Safeway: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mpG84vtWp2eCEGxU8

An alternate meeting location for those living further north is to meet at Sandstone Park in Lyons, parking on the Railroad Avenue side (south side) of the park, at 7:00am.  Here’s a Google Maps link to the Lyons meeting place:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/s5CfGVLuKXDVLWCa7

The Twin Sisters Peak trailhead is on the Peak-to-Peak Hwy south of Estes Park, directly across CO-7 from the Lily Lake Trailhead.  Here’s a Google Maps Link to it:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/WrKrzMDBo8TtVFWj6

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