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Costa Conservation Area

Poplar Hill–Bob's Trail, 5 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Poplar Hill–Bob's Trail, 5 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Dracut, MA. The route reaches Poplar Hill at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 374 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yapp Farm Trail 42.69859, -71.28249
Nearest town Dracut, MA
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Poplar Hill–Bob's Trail, 5 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 131–374 ft

Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area

Trailhead: Yapp Farm Trail · 42.69859, -71.28249

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yapp Farm Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Bob's Trail, heading N.
  15. 2.1 miTurn left onto Main Loop, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Loop Connector, heading S.
  17. 150 ftSharp left onto Main Loop, heading E.
  18. 50 ftReach Poplar Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Loop Connector, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Loop, heading N.
  22. 300 ftTurn right onto Stonepost Trail, heading N.
  23. 2.1 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 S.
  28. 300 ftContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Yapp Farm Trail, heading SW.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dino-rock-bobs-trail-out-back-7-sights-12-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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