Costa Conservation Area

Apple Farm Trail–Costa Forest Trail, 5 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Apple Farm Trail–Costa Forest Trail, 5 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Dracut, MA. It climbs 366 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 325 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70500, -71.27924
Nearest town Dracut, MA

Directions

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Apple Farm Trail–Costa Forest Trail, 5 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 123–324 ft

Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.70500, -71.27924

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right onto Gagnon Pond Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miReach Costa Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left onto Finemans Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miBear left onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miSharp right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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