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Ohiopyle

PA · 39.8717, -79.4922

Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway and Historic National Road - Pennsylvania are 2 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania.

Ohiopyle is along PA 381, about 6 miles north of US 40 at Farmington, and around 20 miles south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It's a scenic and winding route, due to the hilly terrain.
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6 scenic drives near Ohiopyle

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Ohiopyle. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Historic National Road - Pennsylvania

    All-American Road · 6 mi out

  2. 02

    Historic National Road - Maryland

    All-American Road · 14 mi out

  3. 03

    Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · starts in town

  4. 04

    Mountain Maryland Byway

    State scenic byway · 15 mi out

  5. 05

    Old Route 7 Byway

    State scenic byway · 27 mi out

  6. 06

    Cheat River Byway

    State scenic byway · 29 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 137 mi

7 h 29 loop · 12 stops · back by 11:29 PM. Incorporates Historic National Road - Pennsylvania.

  1. Tharp Knob · 15 min
  2. Point Lookout · 15 min
  3. 1158 · 15 min
  4. 1162 · 15 min
  5. Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area · 45 min
  6. 830 · 15 min
  7. 1240 · 15 min
  8. 1320 · 15 min
  9. Ding Dong Bell · 10 min
  10. Jockey Knob · 15 min
  11. Fallingwater · 10 min
  12. Paradise Overlook · 15 min

Touches Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway, Grand View Scenic Byway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Ohiopyle?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Ohiopyle: 4 h, 84 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 137 miles, 12 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Ohiopyle?

The 8 h loop stops at Tharp Knob, Point Lookout, 1158, 1162, Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area, 830, 1240, 1320, Ding Dong Bell, Jockey Knob, Fallingwater and Paradise Overlook. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

  • Stewart on the Green · 0 mi
  • Ohiopyle Falls · 0 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area · 1 mi
  • Cucumber Falls · 1 mi
  • Tharp Knob · 1 mi
  • Flatrock · 1 mi
  • Meadow Run Knob · 1 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area · 1 mi

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