Trinchera to Maxwell
Date: 11/27/2021
Partner: Solo (Thanks to Kristi for the shuttle)
Start: Above Blue Lake Campground (2WD)
End: Top of FS Road 437 (4WD)
Summits: Trinchera, Leaning North, Leaning South, Cuatro, Maxwell
Distance: 8.0 m
Elevation Gain: 4500ft
Duration: 5hrs 50min
GPX
A mediative hike high on southern Sangre ridges. Cuatro's south ridge has some easy class 3 as does Maxwell's east ridge.
Doing this route in reverse would provide the opportunity to climb (vs. descend) the class 3.
Trinchera 14ers.com Page
Leaning North 14ers.com Page
Leaning South 14ers.com Page
Cuatro 14ers.com Page
Maxwell 14ers.com Page
8.0m - 4500ft - 5hrs 50min
Trinchera's eastern slopes appear after walking the road/trail from Blue Lake CG
Western Spanish Peak to the east
Blanca Group to the north
Eastern views from Trinchera's summit
A view north to the rolling ridges of the day
Mostly gentle hiking all the way to Cuatro's summit
Looking back to Trinchera
Spanish Peaks
Cuatro's south ridge has some class 3 scrambling. It looked steep from above but wasn't too bad on descent
Cuatro's south ridge
Cuatro from Maxwell - Blanca Group in the distance
Maxwell's north ridge
Cuatro
A selfie with Cuatro before descending Maxwell's east ridge (easy class 3)