I tackled Mount Teneriffe and Mount Si in a day. I started at the Teneriffe trailhead and made my way from there to Teneriffe Falls, then going up the "Kamikaze Trail" to Teneriffe peak. That is one steep trail. I'd say it's tougher than Mailbox Old Trail with more scrambling than hiking. The condition of that trail was OK. At one point, I lost the trail and got side tracked by about 100 feet of elevation before finding it again. Towards the peak above 4,000 feet, snow made it difficult to stay on trail.
Teneriffe peak is snow free, but you have to scramble across some snow to get there.
I crossed over from Teneriffe peak to Si peak along the ridge. The trail on the ridge has plenty of snow and you will get wet feet if you're already wearing your summer boots like I did yesterday. Snow shoes are overkill but spikes can be useful on steeper sections. Gaiters are very helpful. Hiking poles are a must.
By the time you reach Mount Si, the snow is all gone.
I scrambled up the haystack with nobody else on it. Checked.
I circled back from the top of Si going down the Si trail and cutting across on the connector trail.
The entire loop ended up being a bit more than 28km or 17 miles and change.
My hike on CalTopo.
Comments
I completed my two-for with the intention of NB Trifecta back in 2018. I was done after starting with Mailbox and adding Teniffe. I’ll probably never be in good enough trail shape to do the trifecta.
Well done!
Posted by:
AaronTheHiker on May 10, 2025 12:20 AM
Thanks! I haven't even thought about doing Mailbox, Teneriffe and Si in a day! LOL. My first reaction: why?!?! :)
What's next though is trying to bag all named peaks on Tiger in a day. That's very doable.
Posted by:
polarapfel on May 10, 2025 11:26 PM