Barking Slopes Access Easement Sunset Point–Lock No. 3, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Barking Slopes near Barking, PA. The route passes Barking Slopes Access Easement Sunset Point before reaching Lock No. 3 at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 595 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Barking Slopes Access Easement 40.52905, -79.79195
Nearest town Barking, PA
Directions
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Barking Slopes Access Easement Sunset Point–Lock No. 3, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 760–1,296 ft
Out & Back · Barking Slopes
Trailhead: Barking Slopes Access Easement · 40.52905, -79.79195
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Barking Slopes Access Easement, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Barking Slopes Access Easement Sunset Point.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Uplands Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Lock No. 3.
- 150 ftReach Barking Slopes Access Easement Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Barking Slopes Access Easement, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 77°F66°
Precip13%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 2.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun
73°60°
Mon
78°52°
Tue
81°54°
Wed
87°61°
46%
Thu
80°59°
46%
Fri
72°52°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Barking Slopes Access Easement Trailhead
- Lock No. 3 via Uplands Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 636 ft
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