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0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

This ride just keeps on giving scenery . The river , old train bridges , always see bald eagles . But you have to keep your eyes on the road because their are a bunch of elevation changes and some pretty good turns . I have done this ride several times and will do it again .Also stop at pinnacle over look of the river awesome view . Pinnacle is off of River road

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Other

Took some friends along a modified version of this route that started at conowingo. What a fantastic ride! River road was a pleasant surprise, although a bit bumpy at points. Will certainly ride again. Thanks!!

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

The author admits Route 74 is not the best. So I suggest turning right onto 74 and then left onto 425. This is the best part of Rte 425, lots of woods, lightly traveled, and nice curves. You will end up at the MD line and can continue from there.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport

One of the best twistie routes within 90 minutes of philly. There is something for every rider: Twisties, wide open sweeping turns, hills, rollers, and blind corner downhill twisties. It was an awesome run! Both sides of the river equally fun. Not that crowded or residential also. Very very fun. I will be riding this again, real soon!

81 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Really nice ride. We went to Lee's Landing, it's a little further into Port Deposit but has an outdoor deck right on the river.

5 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

Great route with lots of options to change it up. I sometimes will add in a stop at the Pinnacle Overlook or White Cliffs of Conoy. Scenery is top notch and despite a few rough patches of road, great for cruising.

15 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

Very Nice Ride, plenty of switch backs and hills . pretty cool ride across the dam.

4 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

From Wrightsville down the ride was excellent Used Garmin ZUMO 595 set for twisties and followed the route for the most part south to Havre De Grace then coming north roads were more highway through countryside. Would highly recommend this ride.

12 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

Not included in the route unfortunately. About 1 mile north of Columbia along 441, at the top of the hill, is a park named Chickies Rocks. It has the best river overlook in southern PA. And you can drive to within a few yards of the overlook

12 McR Points

Motorcycle Type :

This area is rich in history. Wrightsville was as far as the South fought East into Pennsylvania. In Early July 1863, Federal Troops burned the covered bridge that spanned the river barely in time to prevent the Confederate Troops from crossing the River. The pylon supports for that bridge can still be seen. Under the colonial Charters for Maryland and Pennsylvania, the colonial boundary was supposed to be about a mile south of Wrightsville, not at it's current location. For a few years, Maryland and Pennsylvania were at odds over the boundary and a Maryland militia actually held the area just south of Wrightsville for almost a year. Pennsylvania's governing council was going to raise a militia to expel the Maryland force. When the king got involved and eventually the royal surveyor and royal astronomer were paid to mark the line between the colonies. Their names: Mason and Dixon. Just south of Wrightsville is a county park/over look called High Point. from the parking lot to the top is a 15 minute walk but permits a great view of the river. A few miles further and just off the route, is the hill top winery and seasonal restaurant Moon Dancer Winery, also with some good views. A few more miles along long level is a small historical site for a native Indian village. and near the same spot is a Marker for Cresap's Fort. Cresap was a Maryland Justice of the Peace who was sent with a gang of associated to hold the western shore of the river against Pennsylvanians. Long level runs along the river with a few parks to stop at. Between the road and the river, the last vestiges of a canal system can be seen. the river along long level was damned up in a hydroelectric building flurry of the great depression. The road then heads west up to the top of the river hills again where you meet up with Rt 425. Rt 425 makes an abrupt 90 degree east turn at the stop sign in New Bridgeville. Named New Bridgeville, when the former village of Bridgeville was flooded by the construction of the dam and most settled next to each other on much higher ground. As it heads east and south, 425 goes through some beautiful farm land that is fast being settled by incoming Amish. The road meets the river again down at Muddy Creek and there is a campground and a small museum called Indian Steps. (local Indians would carve steps in the rocks along the river to gain a place to stand and spear fish. The museum exhibits a huge collection of Indian artifacts gathered from all over the country and incorporated in a rather large vacation house. From there 425 twists and turns back up to the hill tops and meets route 74 near Airville. There is little besides a few small villages along Rt 74. A few miles further south is the junction with Rt 372 which heads east across the Norman Wood Bridge to Lancaster County. If you drive across the bridge, one of the hydroelectric dams in to the north. The river from the bottom of the spill way and continuing south is broken into channels between massive rock ledges and looks just the way the river did before the dams were built.

42 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Great scenery, especially going across the dam. Took a slight detour into Port Deposit, which is set right along the river, and I took a little break at one of the local taverns to cool off. Will definitely do this ride again!

42 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Real nice scenery, especially going across the dam. Took a slight detour by going through the town of Port Deposit. Town is scenic and sits on the river. Stopped in one of the local taverns for a refreshing beverage. All in all, a really good ride.

42 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Real nice scenery, especially going across the dam. Took a slight detour by going through the town of Port Deposit. Town is scenic and sits on the river. Stopped in one of the local taverns for a refreshing beverage. All in all, a really good ride.

9 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Beautiful views!

9 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

We live halfway between Conowingo Dam and Holtwood and love to drive up to Wrightsville on the west side of the Susquehanna River. We had never driven up the east side. We took Norman Wood Bridge across the river and took Old Pinnacle Rd to River Rd and followed that north to Columbia. Great ride! Stopped at Holtwood PInnacle to overlook the river and loved the old train bridge further up the road. Crossed the Veterans Memorial Bridge into Wrightsville and made our way back home. Can't wait to do it again!

5 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Nice route, kind of hard to follow (may have deviated slightly at some points.). Ran into some rough patches of road but it was a nice ride!

10 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

I live near this route and like to explore all the side roads that shoot off of it. You can cut this short and cut across the Norman Wood Bridge as well.

2 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Looks like a great ride. Can it continue to Middletown? Would like to end the loop there and start in Maryland (Port Deposit)