Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest

Apple Farm Trail–Hammer Back Lot Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Apple Farm Trail–Hammer Back Lot Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest near Pelham, NH. It climbs 423 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 325 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: FPS Sandpit Trail 42.70619, -71.32097
Nearest town Pelham, NH

Directions

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Apple Farm Trail–Hammer Back Lot Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 125–324 ft

Out & Back · Arthur H. Peabody Memorial Town Forest

Trailhead: FPS Sandpit Trail · 42.70619, -71.32097

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

  1. Start on FPS Sandpit Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Finemans Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail Loop, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftReach Hammer Back Lot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  12. 1 miBear right onto Apple Farm Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left onto FPS Sandpit Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 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

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Precip49%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 31% rain1 PM: 37% rain2 PM: 42% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 40% rain9 PM: 49% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 45% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°52° 53%
Tue 60°45°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 64°45° 35%
Sat 60°51° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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