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Costa Conservation Area

Poplar Hill–Bob's Trail, 7 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Poplar Hill–Bob's Trail, 7 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Pelham, NH. The route reaches Poplar Hill at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 374 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Finemans Trail 42.71055, -71.31698
Nearest town Pelham, NH
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Poplar Hill–Bob's Trail, 7 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 131–374 ft

Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area

Trailhead: Finemans Trail · 42.71055, -71.31698

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Finemans Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Bob's Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.3 miSharp right onto Moose Pond Water Crossing Winter Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Moose Pond Land Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Loop, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Loop Connector, heading N.
  15. 150 ftSharp left onto Main Loop, heading N.
  16. 50 ftReach Poplar Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Loop Connector, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Loop, heading NW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Stonepost Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Moose Pond Water Crossing Winter Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bob's Trail, heading SW.
  23. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading SE.
  28. 300 ftContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading W.
  33. 0.4 miArrive 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/dino-rock-apple-farm-trail-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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