Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest

Powerline Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Powerline Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest near Pelham, NH. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 240 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Trail 42.73938, -71.31353
Nearest town Pelham, NH

Directions

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Powerline Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 146–241 ft

Out & Back · Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest

Trailhead: Powerline Trail · 42.73938, -71.31353

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 49% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Powerline Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 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 surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Precip49%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 31% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 39% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 41% rain9 PM: 49% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 46% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°52° 51%
Tue 60°45°
Wed 61°42°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 64°45° 35%
Sat 60°51° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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