Lock No. 8 & Brockettville Road via Armstrong Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Gosford, PA. The route reaches Lock No. 8 at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 981 ft12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brockettville Road 40.84551, -79.50452
Nearest town Gosford, PA
Directions
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Lock No. 8 & Brockettville Road via Armstrong Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 786–981 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brockettville Road · 40.84551, -79.50452
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Brockettville Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Armstrong Trail, heading NE.
- 5.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Lock No. 8, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 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
81% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 78°F64°
Precip10%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity94%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun
74°57°
Mon
77°52°
Tue
81°55°
Wed
87°62°
52%
Thu
79°60°
52%
Fri
72°51°
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