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Costa Conservation Area

Apple Farm Trail–Costa Forest Trail, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 55 min

Apple Farm Trail–Costa Forest Trail, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Pelham, NH. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 295 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parking Lot Trail 42.71477, -71.28674
Nearest town Pelham, NH
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Apple Farm Trail–Costa Forest Trail, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 55 min

Elevation 166–294 ft

Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area

Trailhead: Parking Lot Trail · 42.71477, -71.28674

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parking Lot Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftReach Costa Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftSharp right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/apple-farm-trail-upper-powerline-trail-out-back

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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