Costa Conservation Area

Costa Forest Trail–Hammer Back Lot Trail, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Costa Forest Trail–Hammer Back Lot Trail, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Pelham, NH. It climbs 468 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 325 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: FPS Sandpit Trail 42.70619, -71.32097
Nearest town Pelham, NH

Directions

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Costa Forest Trail–Hammer Back Lot Trail, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 125–324 ft

Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area

Trailhead: FPS Sandpit Trail · 42.70619, -71.32097

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on FPS Sandpit Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Finemans Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Yapp Farm Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Hammer Back Lot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading S.
  26. 1.1 miTurn left onto FPS Sandpit Trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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