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United States US-6 • PA-660 Difficulty: 5/10

Route 6 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Byway

Part of National Geographic's 'One of America's Most Scenic Drives'. Traces the Allegheny Plateau rim along Pine Creek Gorge (the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania) with access to Leonard Harrison and Colton Point State Parks, gaslit Victorian Wellsboro, and fast mountain sweepers.

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Distance
Distance
46 mi
74 km total run
Turns
Turns
120
2.6 turns per mile
Summit
Summit
2,420 ft
Denton Hill Summit
Surface
Surface
Paved (Twisty)
Difficulty: 5/10
3D Vector Trajectory
CARTO Dark Matter GL
Start: Wellsboro, PA End: Coudersport, PA
Elevation Profile 1,180 – 2,420 ft
SUMMIT 2,420 FT
Denton Hill Summit
Apex Density Index 2.6 curves / mi
Scenic Sweeper Technical Switchback
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Twigg Cycles ~148 mi
Hagerstown, United States • +1-301-739-2773
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GP Bikes Whitby ~167 mi
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Brands: BMW, Ducati, Triumph, KTM, Yamaha, Honda
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Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery & Historic Lititz ~122 mi
Lititz, PA

Consistently voted 'America's Coolest Small Town,' Lititz combines 18th-century stone Moravian architecture with living Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Home to the 1861 Julius Sturgis Bakery, America's very first commercial pretzel bakery, still baking hard and soft pretzels in original stone hearths.

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Start Point Wellsboro, PA 41.7486, -77.2964
Summit / High Point Denton Hill Summit 2,420 FT Summit
End Destination Coudersport, PA 41.7745, -78.0205
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many curves and miles is Route 6 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Byway? ▼

Route 6 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Byway spans 46 miles and packs approximately 120 curves (2.6 curves per mile) with an elevation delta of 1,180 ft - 2,420 ft (Denton Hill Summit) and technical rating 5/10.

Where are the start and end coordinates? ▼

The route starts at Wellsboro, PA (Latitude 41.7486, Longitude -77.2964) and finishes at Coudersport, PA (Latitude 41.7745, Longitude -78.0205).

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