MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Bucktail Trail (PA 120)
Lock Haven to Emporium
- Distance
- 74 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 44m
- Climb
- 3,346 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May to October, with fall color in early October.
- Fuel
- Fuel is in Lock Haven, Renovo and Emporium, with a long gap between Renovo and Emporium.
- Watch For
- Elk and deer, rockfall, and almost no cell service in the valleys.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
PA 120 follows the West Branch of the Susquehanna River from Lock Haven to Renovo, then the Sinnemahoning Creek valley to Driftwood and Emporium. The Bucktail State Park Natural Area runs along the road through deep forested valleys of the PA Wilds.
Stops
- StartLock Haven
- FinishEmporium
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