Our trip to pick up our new bike would start in Barrington, IL and end up in Nesconset, NY. This is approximately 850 miles assuming interstate driving (but who wants to do that). After speaking with a few seasoned riders, there was no question that the route to take was Route 6. Route 6 is a wonderful back road that winds its way through Illinios on the lower portion of the great lakes, through the planes of Indiana and Ohio, continuing on through the Allegany mountain region of Pennsylvania and on to New York. The actual mileage ended up to be 1250 miles after a fiew sightseeing detours. But the views and the diversity of the landscape was exactly why we took this journey and definitely made up for the extra saddle time.
The trip was setup in legs that generally kept us on Route 6. There were a few occasions where we did some interstate driving to make up some time since we had reservations at specific hotels that we had to make. The legs were as follows:
1. Barrington, IL through Chicago via Lake View Drive
2. Chicago, IL to Nappanee, IN
3. Nappanee, IN to Napoleon, OH
4. Napoleon, OH to Sandusky, OH (2nd Overnight Stopover)
5. Sandusky, OH to Andover, OH
6. Andover, OH to Meadville, PA
7. Meadville, PA to Olean, NY
8. Olean, NY through Pine Creek Gorge (Pensi’s Grand Canyon)
9. Pine Creek Gorge to Meshoppen, PA
10. Meshoppen, PA to Lackawaxen, PA (2 Day Overnight Stopover)
11. Lackawaxen through Rte 97 /Hawks Nest to Bear Mountain (Bridge), NY
12. Bear Mountain, NY to Long Island destination
Total Trip Approximate 1250 Miles
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