Lock No. 3 & Uplands Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Barking Slopes near Acmetonia, PA. The route reaches Lock No. 3. It climbs 391 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 1,181 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53559, -79.81341
Nearest town Acmetonia, PA
Directions
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Lock No. 3 & Uplands Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 760–1,180 ft
Out & Back · Barking Slopes
Trailhead: 40.53559, -79.81341
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 13% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Freeport Road opp Jefferson Avenue stop 539 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lock No. 3.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Uplands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Lock No. 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F69°
Precip13%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity96%
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
75°62°
Mon
80°53°
Tue
82°56°
Wed
88°63°
34%
Thu
81°60°
34%
Fri
73°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Freeport Road opp Jefferson Avenue stop 539 m from the trailhead
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