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Scenic Drives in Pennsylvania

Routes

60

Avg Distance

404 mi

Avg Drive

7h 38m

Destinations

60

Pennsylvania's scenic drives offer a variety of landscapes, from hilly terrain with moderate elevation changes up to 1,629 feet to gently rolling countrysides. With 60 routes averaging 404 miles and nearly 8 hours, you'll find plenty of ground to cover. The drives here boast scores as high as 9, promising engaging experiences for any road-tripper.

Fuel snapshot for this state

Regular

$4.49/gal

Diesel: $5.35/gal

Typical trip cost

$67–$78

One-way, ~404 mi avg @ 25.4 MPG

CO₂ per trip

~141 kg

ICE vehicle, one-way average

Source: US Energy Information Administration • week of 2026-06-01

Climate through the year: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania peaks at around 88°F in Jul and cools to 41°F / 26°F in Jan. Wettest month is Sep at ~4.4 in of rain.

Month High °F Low °F Rain in Snow in
Jan 41 26 3.1 7.1
Feb 44 28 2.8 8.4
Mar 53 34 4 3.6
Apr 65 44 3.5 0.3
May 74 54 3.3 —
Jun 83 64 4 —
Jul 88 70 4.4 —
Aug 86 68 4.3 —
Sep 79 61 4.4 —
Oct 67 49 3.5 —
Nov 56 39 2.9 0.2
Dec 46 31 4 3.5

Source: NOAA NCEI Monthly Climate Normals, 1991–2020 reference period. Sampled at the major-airport station for PA — microclimates along specific routes can vary significantly.

Planning Tips

Frequently Asked Questions

We rate routes on a 1-10 drive score based on elevation changes, road variety, and terrain diversity. The 60 routes listed here all score 7 or higher.
Current regular gas averages $4.49/gallon in Pennsylvania (week of 2026-06-01). Diesel: $5.35/gallon. A typical one-way trip on these routes costs between $67 and $78. Source: US Energy Information Administration.
Drive times and distances come from OSRM routing over real OpenStreetMap road networks. Fuel costs use weekly US Energy Information Administration state-level gas prices. Drive scores factor in elevation profile, road variety, and terrain. EV charging data is sourced from NREL. Climate normals come from NOAA NCEI (1991–2020 reference period). Hazard data comes from FEMA and USGS public feeds.
Yes. Click any route to see its full trip page with turn-by-turn directions, fuel cost estimates, elevation profile, stop suggestions, weather conditions, and more.

Top Scenic Routes

Editor's pick

Bristol, PA → Harborcreek, PA

435 mi 8h 4m Score: 9/10 ~$77 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

This route stands out with a high drive score of 9 and features hilly terrain with moderate elevation changes, reaching a maximum of 1,629 feet. Access to parks along the way adds to its appeal.

Editor's pick

Bristol, PA → Lawrence Park, PA

431.8 mi 8h 2m Score: 9/10 ~$78 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Also scoring a 9, this option includes hilly terrain and moderate elevation changes, topping out at 1,625 feet. Like its counterpart, it offers access to parks, enhancing the scenic journey.

Editor's pick

Erie, PA → Manchester, VT

430.9 mi 8h 54m Score: 8/10 ~$78 fuel

Through: Montreal → Cohoes

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Covering 430.9 miles with a drive score of 8, this trip primarily uses surface roads through gently rolling terrain, reaching a maximum elevation of 902 feet.

Erie, PA → Tullytown, PA

430.1 mi 7h 56m Score: 9/10 ~$76 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Whitman, PA

425.5 mi 7h 55m Score: 9/10 ~$77 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Folcroft, PA

425.4 mi 7h 56m Score: 9/10 ~$75 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Lawrence Park, PA → Philadelphia, PA

425.2 mi 7h 55m Score: 9/10 ~$77 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Baldwin, PA

425.1 mi 7h 54m Score: 9/10 ~$77 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Pennsport, PA

424.4 mi 7h 54m Score: 9/10 ~$77 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Moore, PA

424.2 mi 7h 54m Score: 9/10 ~$77 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Collingdale, PA

422.4 mi 7h 55m Score: 9/10 ~$77 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Sharon Hill, PA

422 mi 7h 56m Score: 9/10 ~$76 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Center City, PA

421.7 mi 7h 49m Score: 9/10 ~$76 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Darby, PA

421.1 mi 7h 54m Score: 9/10 ~$76 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Warminster, PA

416.7 mi 7h 41m Score: 9/10 ~$74 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Lawrence Park, PA

415.7 mi 7h 41m Score: 9/10 ~$75 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Broomall, PA

415.3 mi 7h 39m Score: 9/10 ~$75 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Whitman, PA → Albion, PA

414.2 mi 7h 44m Score: 9/10 ~$75 fuel

Through: Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Ardmore, PA

413.4 mi 7h 42m Score: 8/10 ~$73 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Newtown, PA

412 mi 7h 51m Score: 8/10 ~$75 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown → Quakertown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Village Shires, PA

411.9 mi 7h 56m Score: 8/10 ~$75 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown → Quakertown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Bryn Mawr, PA

411.9 mi 7h 38m Score: 8/10 ~$73 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Wyndmoor, PA

409.7 mi 7h 37m Score: 8/10 ~$72 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Fort Washington, PA

409.6 mi 7h 31m Score: 8/10 ~$74 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Flourtown, PA

407.8 mi 7h 33m Score: 8/10 ~$74 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Norristown, PA

407.4 mi 7h 32m Score: 8/10 ~$74 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Solebury, PA

406.6 mi 7h 45m Score: 8/10 ~$74 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown → Quakertown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Conshohocken, PA

406.5 mi 7h 28m Score: 8/10 ~$74 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Lafayette Hill, PA

405.6 mi 7h 28m Score: 8/10 ~$72 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Croydon, PA → Cambridge Springs, PA

405.2 mi 7h 32m Score: 9/10 ~$73 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Bristol, PA → North East, PA

404.1 mi 8h 7m Score: 8/10 ~$73 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Warrington, PA

403.6 mi 7h 38m Score: 8/10 ~$73 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown → Quakertown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Upland, PA

402.4 mi 7h 53m Score: 7/10 ~$73 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown → Pottstown +1 more

5 tricky spots

Erie, PA → Aston, PA

399.8 mi 7h 47m Score: 8/10 ~$71 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown → Pottstown +1 more

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Doylestown, PA

399.4 mi 7h 32m Score: 8/10 ~$72 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown → Quakertown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Chester Heights, PA

397.8 mi 7h 43m Score: 8/10 ~$72 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown → Pottstown +1 more

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Lansdale, PA

397.3 mi 7h 21m Score: 8/10 ~$72 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Skippack, PA

397 mi 7h 21m Score: 8/10 ~$70 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Plumsteadville, PA

396.8 mi 7h 28m Score: 8/10 ~$70 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Lima, PA

396.4 mi 7h 41m Score: 8/10 ~$72 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Upper Providence, PA

396.1 mi 7h 40m Score: 8/10 ~$72 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → King of Prussia, PA

393 mi 7h 29m Score: 8/10 ~$71 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Dublin, PA

392.8 mi 7h 21m Score: 8/10 ~$71 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Berwyn, PA

392.1 mi 7h 33m Score: 8/10 ~$71 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Willistown, PA

391.7 mi 7h 33m Score: 8/10 ~$71 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Franconia, PA

390.8 mi 7h 18m Score: 8/10 ~$71 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Woxall, PA

390.5 mi 7h 20m Score: 8/10 ~$69 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Perkasie, PA

389.5 mi 7h 15m Score: 8/10 ~$71 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Bristol, PA → Waterford, PA

388.8 mi 7h 42m Score: 9/10 ~$70 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Red Hill, PA

386.2 mi 7h 10m Score: 8/10 ~$70 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → East Greenville, PA

384.8 mi 7h 6m Score: 8/10 ~$68 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Mount Carmel, PA → Scranton, PA

382.5 mi 7h 28m Score: 10/10 ~$69 fuel
5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Exton, PA

382 mi 7h 17m Score: 8/10 ~$69 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Bristol, PA → Sharpsville, PA

380.8 mi 7h 7m Score: 9/10 ~$69 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Ferndale, PA

380.5 mi 7h 22m Score: 8/10 ~$69 fuel

Through: Washingtonville

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Spinnerstown, PA

380.3 mi 6h 59m Score: 8/10 ~$69 fuel

Through: Patp → Allentown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Croydon, PA → Corry, PA

379.7 mi 7h 33m Score: 9/10 ~$69 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Lionville, PA

378.8 mi 7h 12m Score: 8/10 ~$67 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Bristol, PA → Farrell, PA

378.2 mi 7h Score: 9/10 ~$69 fuel

Through: Allentown → Mount Pocono

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Erie, PA → Phoenixville, PA

377.8 mi 7h 22m Score: 8/10 ~$67 fuel

Through: Washingtonville → Morgantown

5 tricky spots High drive quality

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