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Costa Conservation Area

Costa Forest Trail–Lower Powerline Trail, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Costa Forest Trail–Lower Powerline Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Pelham, NH. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 295 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

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

4.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 163–294 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. 1.7 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail Loop, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftReach Costa Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail Loop, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading E.
  12. 250 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.7 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading N.
  17. 300 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/lower-powerline-trail-out-back-5-km-da8e

Trail surface

63% dirt37% 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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