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Costa Conservation Area

Dino Rock–Bob's Trail, 9 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Dino Rock–Bob's Trail, 9 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Pelham, NH. The route reaches Dino Rock at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 493 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 381 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail Loop 42.72974, -71.30808
Nearest town Pelham, NH
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Dino Rock–Bob's Trail, 9 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 131–381 ft

Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area

Trailhead: Yellow Trail Loop · 42.72974, -71.30808

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Trail Loop, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading NW.
  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 E.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Moose Pond Land Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Loop, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miReach Dino Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right onto Stonepost Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Moose Pond Water Crossing Winter Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bob's Trail, heading SW.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading S.
  24. 300 ftContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  28. 1.7 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poplar-hill-poplar-hill-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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