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.
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on FPS Sandpit Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Finemans Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Apple Farm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Hammer Back Lot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail Loop, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Apple Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline / Garland Woods Field trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto FPS Sandpit Trail, heading S.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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