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Barking Slopes

Lock No. 3 via Uplands Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Lock No. 3 via Uplands Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Barking Slopes near Barking, PA. The route reaches Lock No. 3 at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 636 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 1,342 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Barking Slopes Access Easement 40.53083, -79.79205
Nearest town Barking, PA
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Lock No. 3 via Uplands Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 760–1,344 ft

Out & Back · Barking Slopes

Trailhead: Barking Slopes Access Easement · 40.53083, -79.79205

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start on Barking Slopes Access Easement, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Uplands Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miReach Lock No. 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftSharp left onto Barking Slopes Access Easement, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lock-no-3-out-back-via-uplands-trail

Trail surface

23% dirt77% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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