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
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8.0m - 4500ft - 5hrs 50min
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Trinchera's eastern slopes appear after walking the road/trail from Blue Lake CG
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Western Spanish Peak to the east
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Blanca Group to the north
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Eastern views from Trinchera's summit
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A view north to the rolling ridges of the day
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Mostly gentle hiking all the way to Cuatro's summit
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Looking back to Trinchera
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Spanish Peaks
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Cuatro's south ridge has some class 3 scrambling. It looked steep from above but wasn't too bad on descent
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Cuatro's south ridge
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Cuatro from Maxwell - Blanca Group in the distance
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Maxwell's north ridge
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Cuatro
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A selfie with Cuatro before descending Maxwell's east ridge (easy class 3)
