Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest
Gagnon Pond–Apple Farm Trail, 4 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Gagnon Pond–Apple Farm Trail, 4 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest near Pelham, NH. The route reaches Gagnon Pond at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 303 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gagnon Pond–Apple Farm Trail, 4 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 116–324 ft
Out & Back · Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest
Trailhead: Yellow Trail Loop · 42.72974, -71.30808
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Trail Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Apple Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Gagnon Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach Gagnon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Finemans Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Powerline Trail & Yellow Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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