theres a back road on the way to the cannon and theres this outdoor zoo that it pretty cool...you walk through the woods and all the animals are in cages in the woods...definatly worth checking out..if you go in the summer, keep going east on 6 to towanda and they have that riverfest with a nice bike ride about 90 miles.

 

Thanks for the pointers. My trip is 6 months away and now I'm mapping out all kinds of places that I want to go during my 9 days. I'm now thinking that after Tioga County PA that I'll drive through the 5 fingers area and head up into the Adriondack Park then up towards Montreal.. then follow lake ontario down towards Buffalo.. then go southwest from there and follow lake erie for a while and then head back to Dayton, Ohio. I'm sure that I'll change my trip between now and July, but so far I'm having fun researching where to go and stay. There is so much good info on the net!

Talk with you soon, Scary

 

Been there twice I love route 6 always a good ride

 

I have also driven some of route 6.

Around Coudersport. Great riding area.

 

I don't know if this will work.... but here's our router frm NY stateto Maryland... if you plot this on a map you might become dizzy... but they're great roads we got from local SCRC members





9:00 AM
0.0
1Depart near Horseheads on SR-17 [Southern Tier Expy] (East) for 4.5 mi

9:04 AM
4.5
At exit 56, turn off onto Ramp for 0.3 mi towards RT-352 / Elmira / Jerusalem Hill

9:05 AM
4.9
Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-352 [E Church St] for 0.7 mi towards RT-352 / RT-14-TR / E. Church St

9:06 AM
5.5
Turn LEFT (South) onto Madison Ave for 0.1 mi

9:06 AM
5.7
2At Elmira, stay on Madison Ave (South-East) for 0.2 mi

9:07 AM
5.9
Road name changes to Sly St for 0.2 mi

9:08 AM
6.1
Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto Pennsylvania Ave for 0.1 mi

9:08 AM
6.3
Turn LEFT (South-East) onto SR-14 [Clemens Center Pky] for 174 yds

9:09 AM
6.4
3At SR-14, Elmira, NY 14904, stay on SR-14 [Clemens Center Pky] (South) for 2.3 mi

9:15 AM
8.7
4At near West Elmira, stay on SR-14 [Clemens Center Pky] (West) for 174 yds

9:15 AM
8.8
Bear RIGHT (West) onto SR-328 [Pennsylvania Ave] for 6.5 mi

9:22 AM
15.0
Entering Pennsylvania

9:23 AM
15.3
Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) for 109 yds

9:23 AM
15.4
5At near Mosherville, bear RIGHT (West) onto SR-328 [Hammond Creek Rd] for 1.4 mi

9:26 AM
16.8
Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-328 for 11.4 mi

9:44 AM
28.2
Turn LEFT (South) onto US-15 [Appalachian Throughway] for 109 yds

9:44 AM
28.2
6At Tioga Junction, stay on US-15 [Appalachian Throughway] (South) for 1.9 mi

9:47 AM
30.1
7At near Tioga Junction, stay on US-15 [Appalachian Throughway] (West) for 0.4 mi

9:47 AM
30.5
Road name changes to SR-287 for 1.8 mi

9:49 AM
32.3
Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-287 [Wellsboro St] for 13.9 mi

10:06 AM
46.2
8At SR-287, turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) for 43 yds

10:06 AM
46.3
Turn RIGHT (North) onto US-6 [Grand Army of the Republic Hwy] for 8.1 mi

10:16 AM
54.3
9At US-6, stay on US-6 [Grand Army of the Republic Hwy] (West) for 12.0 mi

10:30 AM
66.3
Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-144 [Bridge St] for 174 yds

10:30 AM
66.4
10At SR-144, stay on SR-144 [Bridge St] (South) for 6.9 mi

10:39 AM
73.4
Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-144 [Germania Rd] for 3.6 mi

10:43 AM
77.0
Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-144 [SR-44] for 5.6 mi

10:50 AM
82.5
11At SR-144, stay on SR-144 [Ole Bull Rd] (West) for 14.8 mi

11:08 AM
97.4
Turn LEFT (South-East) onto SR-144 for 11.8 mi

11:22 AM
109.1
Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-120 [SR-144] for 1.6 mi

11:24 AM
110.7
Turn RIGHT (South) onto SR-144 [Birch St] for 0.2 mi

11:24 AM
110.9
Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-144 [Pennsylvania Ave] for 2.0 mi

11:27 AM
112.9
12At SR-144, stay on SR-144 [W Renovo Rd] (West) for 29.4 mi

12:02 PM
142.3
Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-144 [W Sycamore St] for 98 yds

12:02 PM
142.4
13At SR-144, stay on SR-144 [W Sycamore St] (East) for 13.6 mi

12:20 PM
156.0
14At near Wingate, stay on SR-144 [Runville Rd] (South-East) for 0.8 mi

12:21 PM
156.8
Turn LEFT (East) onto US-220 Alt [SR-144] for 1.3 mi

12:23 PM
158.1
Keep RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.2 mi towards PA-150 / PA-144 / Milesburg / Bellefonte

12:23 PM
158.3
Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-144 [SR-150] for 2.5 mi

12:27 PM
160.8
Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-144 [W Linn St] for 0.3 mi

12:27 PM
161.2
Turn RIGHT

 

Here are some other ride notes that I have (from another site).

Route:

We will head south on route 33 to route 209 south. Taking route 715 north to 611 and making a right to get back on 715 north. take 715 north to 191 and make a left, take 390 north to route 507 north. Continue on 507 to route 6.

FIRST STOP: Hawley Diner, 302 Main Ave,Hawley, PA 570-226-0523 58.3 miles from starting point (About 1 Hour and 40 Minutes).

Continue on route 6 for 53.2 miles (1 Hour and 23 Minutes) to the town of Tunkhannock: SECOND STOP: Sicilia Restaurant & Pizzeria, 68 E Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, PA 570-836-1163.

Continue on route 6 for 77 miles to Pump-N-Pantry, 82 S Main Street, Mansfield, PA 570-662-2541 at route 15 make a left and it is about one block off route 6. (1 Hour and 45 Minutes)

Continue on route 6 into Wellsboro, PA 12.9 miles (About 21 minutes)

Motels:

First Choice:

Terrace Motel and Cotteges
329 Tioga Street (route 6)
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-4711
http://pavisnet.com/terracemotel.com/

Second Choice:

Canyon Motel
18 East Avenue
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-1681
http://canyonmotel.com/

Third Choice:

Sherwood Motel
2 Main Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-3424
http://sherwoodmotel.org/

Restaurant's in Wellsboro

Harland's Family Style Restaurant
17 Pearl Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-3311
Hours 6am to 10pm

Breakfast served all day
http://harlands.tripod.com/

Wellsboro Diner & Restaurant
19 Main Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-3992
http://wellsborodiner.com

Original Italian Pizza & Restaurant
3 Main Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-2090

Bar's in Wellsboro:

83 Main
83 Main Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-9076

Gaslight
35 Main Street
wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-1031

Backstreet Bar & Lounge
34 Charleston Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570-724-9090

SUNDAY RIDE TO PA GRAND CANYON:

Take route 660 to the Eastern Rim of the Canyon. Enjoy the views!

Ride to Western Rim of the Canyon, take 660 to 362 and make a left to route 6 - West. make the first left; which is Forest Road. Continue on Forest Road to the Western Rim.

If time permits, go back to route 6 and make a left to Coudersport, PA about 42.7 miles (57 Minutes) Town is at the corner of route 44 and route 6.

Eateries in Coudersport, PA:

China Garden
5 S Main Street
Coudersport, PA
814-274-8777

Papa Jo's Italian Garden
14 East 2nd Street
Coudesport, PA
814-274-0466

Bar's in Coudersport:

Beef & Ale House
1 Buffalo Street (Same as route 872)
Coudersport, PA
814-274-274-7599

Mosch's Tavern & Country Inn
762 N. main Street (north of route 44/49)
Coudersport, PA
814-274-9932

Come ride!

Suggest that you make your reservations for your motel ASAP.

 

when you leave Johnstown head up towards Benezette, then follow rt120 to Renovo then 144 to rt 6 into wellsboro. Excellent ride 120 will follow the sinnamonha (spelling) river with cliffs on your left. As mentioned ina previous post if you want to stay in Wellsboro make reservations for a little town they get busy.

 

Thanks for those directions I'll use them on my way to Wellsboro.

Scary

 

Just watch for ELK!!!!!! Ride Safe Doug