May 09, 2017 — South Sandia Peak can be reached from a few directions, including the Oso and Embudito Loop from the west. This hike instead comes from the east. I started along the wide South Crest Trail to Travertine Falls, which wasn't flowing at the time. It's a fairly popular hike to the falls, but the trail narrows as it ascends away from the Falls. The South Crest Trail continues west hits a junction with the steep and unmaintained CCC Trail. I'll be returning to this junction on my way back. I followed the CCC Trail more directly to the crest, where it joined with the Crest Trail and continued to the summit of South Sandia Peak. I then came back down the standard Sandia Crest Trail, then took the South Crest Trail to complete the loop.
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