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Pennsylvania Motorcycle Roads and Trips

The keystone state offers motorcycle riders two federally designated US Scenic Byways, 15 state-designated Byways, and one National Forest Scenic Byway. Pennsylvania (PA) is home to a section of Lake Erie coastline, the incredible Pocono Mountains, rural villages, charming country towns, one of the most famous battlefields in the United States (Gettysburg), and two major cities - Philadelphia & Pittsburg.

Note: the motorcycle rides below have been divided into three general regions:

          - Crosses Entire Pennsylvania (crosses entire state)
          - Eastern Pennsylvania (anything east of Harrisburg, PA)
          - Western Pennsylvania (anything west of Harrisburg, PA)

Crosses Entire Pennsylvania Motorcycle Rides

Grand Army of the Republic Highway - Route 6 (Aug 04)

… Few roads seem to generate the amount of “buz” around the motorcycle riding enthusiast community in Pennsylvania as PA 125 ...

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
5 stars

Eastern Pennsylvania Motorcycle Rides

Lancaster County Amish Area (Mar 10)

... first 50 miles goes through mountains, small country towns ... last 50 miles goes through Amish Country with beautiful farmland settings in the heart of Amish country ... Blue Ball, Kinzers (has steam engine museum), Bareville, White Horse and more

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

PA 45 (Jan 10)

The topography of Pennsylvania lends itself to two distinct types of secondary (non-interstate) highways – mountain roads and valley roads ... PA45 (aka ‘Penn’s Valley Road’) ranks among the very best of the valley roads because it has so much to offer in the way of diverse nearby attractions along its 70+ miles from Lewisburg to State College and beyond

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

Coal Miner Towns Loop (May 09)

… views you will see of Blue Mountain is always nice. You get to see real authentic & historically interesting coal mining towns along this path. They are old and rugged towns

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

The Loop (Dec 08)

… a favorite of local sport bikers and riders who want some challenge ... many a biker eat here and you'll see them lined up in the parking lot ... across the highway from Hanks is the Brandywine River museum

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

The Tiadaghton & Worlds-End Tour (Jun 08)

… you will travel along rolling hills of farmland as you twist an turn along what once was a cow path that connected farm to farm. Along this stretch you will see far and wide as you travel along the roller-coaster ride offered-up by PA414

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
3 stars

PA Route 339 (Dec 07)

PA 339 provides some great sweeper action at the top (smooth tarmac), some scenic and twisty rough patches in the middle, followed by much better road conditions and nice tight peg-scraping turns as you descend into Mahanoy City.

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
2 stars

PA Route 87 (Dec 07)

… road generally follows the bed of the Loyalsock creek ... riding next to shear rock walls, picturesque streams with some rolling hillside farmland mixed-in for good measure

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
2 stars

Pocono Cruise (Sep 07)

Rivers, Mountains, Old towns. Very nice! … the view from Roadies Restaurant is fantastic … Tannersville is worth a stop if you want to do some shopping - it's the outlet Mecca of the Pocono's

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
5 stars

Gold Mine Road to Route 125 (Aug 07)

… a very scenic ride with views of the valleys from mountaintops … an exceptional ride in the fall when the leaves are turning color my favorite is Skeeter's BBQ, located on top of the hill

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
5 stars
Amenities:
2 stars

Dehart dam to Susquehanna River
- the Beautiful Way (Jan 07)

… takes you past the DeHart Dam … later in the trip you'll pass over Peters Mountain and descend down and on to River Road N with hugs the Susquehanna River … take a ride on the quaint Millersburg Ferry … if you are in or near Harrisburg, this is the nicest ride I know of in the area

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
2 stars

Delaware Water Gap Loop (Jul 05)

… river scenery, rolling hills, mountains, forest. It has it all! The abandoned town of Wallpack Center has an interesting story behind it - park at the Post Office and check out the Historical Society next door

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
5 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

32 North Along the Delaware River (Jul 04)

… tree lined and run along the beautiful Delaware River … includes some incredible cliffs that add to this superb scenery of this pocket of Pennsylvania … pass through the town of New Hope which is a very interesting town that includes many antiques shops, restaurants, and retail stores … see the actual location where the famous "Crossing of the Delaware" by George Washington took place

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

Western Pennsylvania Motorcycle Rides

PA 26 - MD border to Everett (Nov 09)

… mixed bag of farmland and woods. The best part about this little hidden away run is the solitude … I have ridden this little route several times throughout the year and have seen literally four other vehicles in either direction

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

"Winding Road Next 10.5 Miles" - Rt 3001 (Jul 09)

… sign says it best - "Winding Road Next 10.5 Miles." There is a lot of fun to be had on this road with lots of 90+ degree tight turns. Overall the surface is in good shape with minimal potholes and bumps

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

Dunbar to Ohiopyle (Jul 09)

… the road runs along side a trout stream then winds up the mountain with the road shaded by trees most of the way. At the top it opens up for a quick look over the hilltops then winds down past Cucumber Falls into Ohiopyle

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

South Central PA Countryside Loop (Jul 08)

… many hills and valleys. You will be traveling through a couple state parks and farmland and the views are spectacular

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

PA 233 - 50 Miles and Four State Parks (Jun 08)

… PA 233 offers miles of forest with a wide-open valley in the middle. Heading from North to South you will do some serious mountain climbing through Doubling Gap pass

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

Peninsula Drive (May 08)

… ride this one for the scenery! Peninsula Dr. Is located on Presque Isle State Park ...I recommend catching the sunset on the north side (one of top ten sunsets in the U.S.)

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
3 stars
Amenities:
4 stars

Route 666 - One Hell-of-a-Ride! (Mar 08)

… road's topography makes it a great ride. Every bit of it's 30 miles are covered with banked turns and abrupt, small elevation changes. There's even the "cork screw" downhill turn section about halfway through

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
2 stars

PA Route 44 (Dec 07)

.. 70 plus miles of secluded state forest - a nature lovers dream! … won’t have to deal with is stop signs, traffic lights … there are NONE!!!

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
1 star

PA Route 339 (Dec 07)

PA 339 provides some great sweeper action at the top (smooth tarmac), some scenic and twisty rough patches in the middle, followed by much better road conditions and nice tight peg-scraping turns as you descend into Mahanoy City.

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
2 stars

Lincoln Highway (Jul 06)

… couldn't believe that US 30 wasn't on MotorcycleRoads.com - the views on this are amazing … a little bit of history - this is the road that Lincoln took to Gettysburg

Scenery:
5 stars
Road Quality:
4 stars
Amenities:
1 star

Laurel Hills Loop Through the Alleghenies (Aug 99)

… find a classic motorcycle ride and fall in love with this area of … traveling through the Laurel Hills area of the Allegheny Mountains … along this route is a home built by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright that literally hangs over a rushing river ... you can take a tour of the home and actually hear the rushing water below some of the floors of the house

Scenery:
4 stars
Road Quality:
5 stars
Amenities:
3 stars

Key

Read this to understand our rating system.

All our motorcycle roads and trips are rated on three key categories:

  1. Scenery
  2. Road Quality
  3. Roadside Amenities
Read the description below for each of the categories to understand what qualities give a road a strong or weak rating in each of the categories.
Category
A 5 star rating indicates ...
 
A 1 star rating indicates ...

The scenery factor of each route is rated

Far above average scenery for that state. (Ex. mountain views, lakes, rivers, hills, or forests.)   Below average scenery for that state. (Ex. an area that simply is lacking in overall natural beauty.)

The road quality factor of each route is rated

Outstanding driving conditions.  Plenty of twists, turns & hills; well maintained roads with smooth pavement.   Straight roads over flat land or rough road conditions with
some potholes or driving
hazards such as gravel

A rating of what there is to do off the bike

Plenty of things to do when it's time to pull over.  (Ex. museums, restaurants, pull-outs, historical sites, entertainment etc.)    Little to nothing to do when it's time to pull over.  (Ex. lack of museums, restaurants, pull-outs, historical sites, entertainment etc.)