PA Route 6

I've got the urge to do PA Route 6 from East to West this summer.
I'm not a long range rider, so I would do it over a week or more.
Shorts rides each day, camp or Motel each night.
Any advice ? Is it worth it or not ?

I never rode the entire road either but it isn't that far. Maybe 2.5 days each way if you want to stop & smell the roses. Are you camping? If you are staying in motels, you will save a lot of time and do it in 1.5 days ea way. I'd cross into NY, really nice roads in our neighboring state.

Let me know when you're going, I'll might have a spot for you to stay with tent around the Meshoppen area especially if it's weekend.

One thing to keep in mind is you might have problems getting a room in some areas because of the NG drilling so make sure you call ahead.

I'd like to do the trip to include the Cheery Springs Star Party which is
Memorial Day weekend this year. That would make reservations even tighter.
Well, it's just a thought so far.

NOT a bad route, we have traveled parts of it in a vehicle. Never on a bike.

http://www.paroute6.com/

Richard S. wrote:One thing to keep in mind is you might have problems getting a room in some areas because of the NG drilling so make sure you call ahead.

If you can find a room it will cost about $150.00 a night. I am as serious as a heart attack!

Thanks for the advice. I never gave the cost of lodging much thought.
Reservations are tough because I don't ride in bad weather. I can't
make plans much more that a few days in advance. Looks like camping
might be the way to go. I can always find a place to set the tent.

What kind of bike do you ride?

I prefer camping any day!

It depends on where you stay, yes, the normal hotels can run you $100-150. But you should be able to find smaller motels/hotels still family run for a lot less. Just do your google search on the maps of the areas.

I ride a Yamaha Majesty 400. I can pack a lot of crap
under the seat and top case. The rest I bungee to the jump seat.
When I'm fully loaded, I look like homeless scooter trash.
I get up through Pine Grove a lot. It's the pathway to the upper valleys.

WNY wrote:It depends on where you stay, yes, the normal hotels can run you $100-150. But you should be able to find smaller motels/hotels still family run for a lot less.

Under normal circumstances yes but they are all booked solid because there is very few hotels/motels. There's people renting trailers for hundreds a day, it's a big boom.

For example this is availability at Wyalusing hotel:

https://secure.reztracker.com/rezapp/re ... d=68372551

It's almost booked solid for the next two weeks during the weekdays, they didn't have that kind of business during the summer 2 or 3 years ago.

There was joke going around they were going to put up Holiday Inn in one of the farmers fields. LOL

I've been on Rt 6 a few times on the sled and if my memory serves me (I was pretty drunk most of the time back when) it's a pretty riding road--we camped out & there were alot of places you could do that,but,again I'm probably going back 40 yrs or so Don't be knocking homeless scooter trash they were simpler days