Might be taking a trip to Pocono Raceway this weekend, wondering if anyone has any advice for a scenic route to get there. I know that RT 6 goes basically all the way from my area of NY to PA - over here Rt. 6 is a congested road, but I don't know if it becomes more scenic on the way out. It's not a big distance, so I can go out of the way a bit as long as it doesn't take more than a day to get there. The maps show tons of smaller roads that look promising, but without being there I can't tell how scenic, or not, they are. Any suggestions?

 

Route 6 isn't really scenic until you get further west. It's not that far ---- you might better just tough it out with the traffic if you really want to ride your bike over. Personally, I think the riding is so much better & more scenic, once you get 25 or 30 miles west of the toilet they call the Poconos!

 

HRK...I'm not being a smart a$$...but I kinda agree w/Geezr. I think you need to forget the secenic ride and just keep your eyes open. The traffic on race weekend is just freakin' nuts. I don't know if you've attended races there before...but let me tell you every road is packed either w/race fans or locals trying to get around all the traffic because of the race.

 

Thats what I was afraid of, thanks guys. It's only a couple of hours from me by highway but I figured I'd make a day trip of it - looks like it might not be far out enough to hit the nice areas of Rt. 6 though.

 

Just be ready for rain...after all it will rain..it's race weekend. It never seems to fail!!!!

 

You could take NY 55 across the Hudson, west through the catskills till us 209 south to port jervis pick up us 6 there.

Or take I 84 till PA then 2 lane it the rest of the way.

I've traveled a lot of us 6 from NY/CT line to Towanda PA. I've found you make better time on NY 22, and 22 and US 7 are a lot more scenic. Though I would not hesitate to take 6 all the way from Putnam to PA if I was going to go.