Apple Farm Trail–Bob's Trail, 7 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Apple Farm Trail–Bob's Trail, 7 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Pelham, NH. It climbs 577 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Apple Farm Trail–Bob's Trail, 7 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 131–324 ft
Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area
Trailhead: Finemans Trail · 42.71055, -71.31698
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Finemans Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bob's Trail, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Lower Loop, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Peters Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Upper Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Loop, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Stonepost Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Powerline Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Powerline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 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 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Finemans Trail Trailhead
- Finemans Trail 3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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- Hammer Back Lot Trail via Gagnon Pond Trail 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Apple Farm Trail & Upper Powerline Trail via Lower Powerline Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Lower Powerline Trail & Upper Powerline Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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