Bob's Trail & Costa Forest Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Bob's Trail & Costa Forest Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Dracut, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bob's Trail & Costa Forest Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 131–196 ft
Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area
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
- Start on Costa Forest Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bob's Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Costa Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
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