Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest
Upper Powerline Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Upper Powerline Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest near Pelham, NH. It climbs 301 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Powerline Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 146–294 ft
Out & Back · Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.73648, -71.31312
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 49% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Upper Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left, 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 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
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- Powerline Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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