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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Gagnon Pond Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Costa Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Finemans Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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