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Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest

Lower Powerline Trail–Powerline Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Lower Powerline Trail–Powerline Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest near Dracut, MA. It climbs 360 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 295 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Costa Forest Trail 42.70879, -71.28641
Nearest town Dracut, MA
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Lower Powerline Trail–Powerline Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 125–294 ft

Out & Back · Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest

Trailhead: Costa Forest Trail · 42.70879, -71.28641

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Lower Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ploofe Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miReach Lower Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 2.4 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
  12. 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/lower-powerline-trail-powerline-trail-out-back-3-sights-via-powerline-trail

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 59°F46°
Precip50%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 36% rain2 PM: 40% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 50% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 46% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°52° 54%
Tue 59°47°
Wed 60°44°
Thu 62°43°
Fri 64°48° 35%
Sat 60°51° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.

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