sweetj

Here were the routes we were given last year to take up there. These routes were given for back road driving and to avoid the turnpike. They're a little short since the hotel was a shorter distance last year:

Route #1

9:30 AM 0.0 Depart Tysons Galleria on Local road(s) (South) 54 yds
9:32 AM 0.4 Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-123 [Chain Bridge Rd] 0.6 mi
9:34 AM 1.3 Merge onto I-495 [I-495 Innerloop] (North) 3.9 mi
9:37 AM 5.1 Continue (North) on I-495 Innerloop [I-495] 3.7 mi
9:41 AM 8.9 Continue (North) on I-270 Spur 2.0 mi
10:10 AM 40.7 Merge onto I-70 [Dwight D Eisenhower Hwy] (West) 52.2 mi
11:00 AM 92.9 At I-70 Exit 1, turn off onto Ramp 0.2 mi
11:00 AM 93.2 Merge onto I-68 [US-40] (West) 8.4 mi
11:08 AM 101.6 At I-68 Exit 72, turn off onto Ramp 0.1 mi
11:08 AM 101.7 Bear LEFT (South-West) onto US-40 Alt 3.2 mi
11:12 AM 105.0 Turn RIGHT (North) onto SR-26 [N Orleans Rd NE] 5.9 mi
11:46 AM 115.7 Stay on SR-26 (North-West) 12.9 mi
12:13 PM 131.6 Turn RIGHT (East) onto US-30 Bus [E Main St] 1.3 mi
12:16 PM 132.9 Turn LEFT (West) onto US-30 [Lincoln Hwy] 11.6 mi
12:29 PM 144.5 Bear RIGHT (North) onto Lincoln Hwy 153 yds
12:29 PM 144.6 Bear RIGHT (North) onto US-30 [Lincoln Hwy] 6.9 mi
12:38 PM 151.5 At Lincoln Hwy, Schellsburg, PA 15559, stay on US-30 [Lincoln Hwy] (West) 27.6 mi
1:44 PM 206.1 Bear LEFT (West) onto US-30 Byp 1.4 mi
2:01 PM 207.5 Stay on US-30 Byp (South-West) 2.9 mi
2:05 PM 210.4 Continue (West) on US-30 [Lincoln Hwy] 10.9 mi
2:34 PM 230.3 Continue (North-West) on Ardmore Blvd 0.2 mi
2:34 PM 230.5 Continue (West) on SR-8 [Ardmore Blvd] 1.3 mi
2:38 PM 232.9 Continue (West) on SR-380 [SR-8] 0.3 mi
2:38 PM 233.2 Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto SR-8 [Blue Beltway] 12.3 mi
3:05 PM 249.7 Turn LEFT (West) onto Bakerstown-Warrendale Rd [Red Beltway] 1.6 mi
3:19 PM 256.5 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Dean Rd 0.6 mi
3:21 PM 257.1 Bear LEFT (West) onto Mt Pleasant Rd 1.2 mi
3:23 PM 258.3 Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto Franklin Rd 1.1 mi
3:26 PM 259.4 Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-228 [Route 228] 0.7 mi
3:27 PM 260.0 Turn LEFT (South) onto Walden Rd 98 yds
3:27 PM 260.1 Arrive 304 Walden Rd, Cranberry TWP, PA 16066

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 260.1 miles
Trip duration: 5 hours, 57 minutes
Driving time: 5 hours, 27 minutes
Cost: $14.88

Route #2

9:30 AM 0.0 Depart Tysons 54 yds
9:31 AM 0.1 Turn LEFT (South) onto International Dr 0.3 mi
9:32 AM 0.4 Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-123 [Chain Bridge Rd] 0.6 mi
9:33 AM 1.0 Turn off onto Ramp 0.3 mi I-495 / Capital Beltway / Rockville / Baltimore
9:34 AM 1.3 Merge onto I-495 [I-495 Innerloop] (North) 3.9 mi
9:37 AM 5.1 Entering Maryland
9:37 AM 5.1 Continue (North) on I-495 Innerloop [I-495] 3.7 mi
9:41 AM 8.9 Continue (North) on I-270 Spur 2.0 mi I-270 / Rockville / Frederick
10:10 AM 40.7 Merge onto I-70 [Dwight D Eisenhower Hwy] (West) 52.2 mi
11:00 AM 92.9 At I-70 Exit 1, turn off onto Ramp 0.2 mi
11:00 AM 93.2 Merge onto I-68 [US-40] (West) 8.4 mi
11:08 AM 101.6 At I-68 Exit 72, turn off onto Ramp 0.1 mi
11:08 AM 101.7 Bear LEFT (South-West) onto US-40 Alt 3.2 mi
11:12 AM 104.9 At 32857 US-40 Alt, Little Orleans, MD 21766, stay on US-40 Alt [National Pike NE] (West) 131 yds
11:12 AM 105.0 Turn RIGHT (North) onto SR-26 [N Orleans Rd NE] 5.9 mi
11:15 AM 106.4 Entering Pennsylvania
11:22 AM 110.8 At SR-26, stay on SR-26 (West) 4.9 mi
11:31 AM 115.7 Rest break (15 mins)
11:46 AM 115.7 Stay on SR-26 (North-West) 12.9 mi
12:08 PM 128.6 At 10417 SR-26, Everett, PA 15537, stay on SR-26 [Clear Ridge Rd] (North) 2.9 mi
12:16 PM 132.9 Turn LEFT (West) onto US-30 [Lincoln Hwy] 11.6 mi
2:05 PM 210.4 Continue (West) on US-30 [Lincoln Hwy] 6.1 mi
2:12 PM 216.5 Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto Ramp 0.8 mi I-76 / Pennsylvania Turnpike
2:14 PM 217.3 *Toll road* Merge onto I-76 [Pennsylvania Tpke] (North-West) 38.9 mi
2:50 PM 256.2 Continue (North) on Ramp [3] 0.5 mi US-19 / I-79 / Pittsburgh / Erie
2:51 PM 256.7 Continue (North) on US-19 [Route 19] 0.4 mi
2:51 PM 257.1 Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-228 [Route 228] 0.7 mi
2:53 PM 257.8 Turn RIGHT (South) onto Walden Rd 98 yds
2:53 PM 257.9 At Cranberry Woods Drive , PA 16066,

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 257.9 miles
Trip duration: 5 hours, 23 minutes
Driving time: 4 hours, 53 minutes
Cost: $14.35
J

TubeDriver

I am repressing that memory since it involved getting lost several times, rain the entire way up and a trip that ended up taking around 7 hours . I went up early to practice the drive (I was a group leader) and tried to follow gfactors directions. This time I am just going to follow someone....grumble grumble.

sweetj

There were two different directions I believe. I wonder if its any better than just taking the turnpike. It was about $14 for one way. Does anyone know how much the pike is?

CrazyCracker82

$14? not that i remember i brought I70(pa turnpike) all the way from st louis and i dont remember it being that much no more than $5-$10 total but i could be wrong i came through there when it was dark and i didn't even give a shit what it cost i just wanted to get home

if you jump on I70 it will take you all the way to the turnpike through breezewood and you take the turnpike up above pittsburgh and there you are.....that looks the easiet to me

CrazyCracker82

when is everyone else planning on going up, thursday i'm guessing? what time you think? we should try to leave at the same time or meet up on 70 somewhere, i would meet you around the mt airy exit area for the short time that you pass through carroll county

sweetj

I'm leaving early b/c I'm taking that day off. The $14 was not taking the turn pike..and I do believe the turnpike cost more

I was aksing for this weekend since I have to up

MsPerky

J - George probably still has the route we took. It was long, but some of it was due to the construction we ran into in that town, which I assume has been finished. You could modify it to do more interstate.

sweetj

I found the two sets of directions

I'll probably shoot him a PM

MsPerky

^ Yeah, I was just getting ready to post the route we took, but since you found it, I won't...

sweetj

I'm going to post them up top...