Yapp Farm Trail via Costa Forest Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Yapp Farm Trail via Costa Forest Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Costa Conservation Area near Pelham, NH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Yapp Farm Trail via Costa Forest Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Elevation 165–243 ft
Out & Back · Costa Conservation Area
Trailhead: Parking Lot Trail · 42.71477, -71.28674
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parking Lot Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yapp Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Yapp Farm Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Costa Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Trail, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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