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70 70 30 30 Berlin SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE Uptown Somerset Johnstown Buckstown Ridge Road Jennerstown Speedway 70 30 SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE Uptown Somerset Jennerstown Somerset Historical Center Quecreek Mine Rescue Site Jerome Davidsville Windber 5 Pike & Ridge Road Loop Cruise winding back roads and scenic byways like Somerset Pike, Ridge Road and Huckleberry Highway through the charming communities of Jennerstown, Conemaugh Township, and Shanksville. Enjoy the pristine horizons, bucolic landscapes, and pure serenity of the roads less traveled in America’s County®. Things to see along the way: • Jennerstown Speedway • Mountain Playhouse • Windmills • Flight 93 Chapel 6 Coal Heritage Loop Explore the history and ongoing tradition of coal mining in Somerset County. On this tour, experience coal country’s beauty, grit, and salt of the earth people. Visit the Quecreek Mine Rescue Site, travel through hardy coal mining communities and see coal mines, some of which are still operational today. Things to see along the way: • Somerset Historical Center • Walter Mill Bridge • Quecreek Mine Rescue Site • Arcadia Theater • Windmills • Flight 93 Chapel More information about the area is available at somersetscenicsix.com somersetcountychamber.com somersetinc.org laurelhighlands.org GPX files and detailed directions are available for download at somersetscenicsix.com Welcome to our corner of Western Pennsylvania! Here is where Pennsylvania’s highest point meets Class V rapids, where people have the grit of coal miners and the friendliness of the Midwest, and where history is both old and new. We are America’s County®, as area residents gave selflessly of themselves and displayed true American spirit during both national tragedy and triumph. We hope that as you explore our area you are able to feel that spirit and will get to know our roads, both well-traveled and less traveled. We wish you a safe and beautiful ride! – Somerset, Inc. and The Somerset Chamber of Commerce SIX SOMERSET SCENIC SOMERSET SCENIC SIX is a collection of the most breathtaking and welcoming two-hour rides around Somerset County and the surrounding region. See the best of Somerset County on these tours! Fight 93 Loop Mason Dixon Loop Mount Davis Loop Ohiopyle Loop Pike & Ridge Road Loop Coal Heritage Loop

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Page 1: 6RPHUVHW 7ZS 5 Windber - Somerset Scenic Six · American spirit during both national tragedy and triumph. We hope that as you explore our area you are able to feel that spirit and

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Berlin

SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Uptown Somerset

Johnstown

Buckstown

Ridge Road

JennerstownSpeedway

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SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Uptown Somerset

Jennerstown

Somerset Historical Center

Quecreek Mine Rescue Site

Jerome

Davidsville

Windber5Pike & Ridge Road Loop

Cruise winding back roads and scenic byways

like Somerset Pike, Ridge Road and Huckleberry

Highway through the charming communities

of Jennerstown, Conemaugh Township, and

Shanksville. Enjoy the pristine horizons, bucolic

landscapes, and pure serenity of the roads less

traveled in America’s County®.

Things to see along the way:

• Jennerstown Speedway

• Mountain Playhouse

• Windmills

• Flight 93 Chapel

6Coal Heritage Loop

Explore the history and ongoing tradition of

coal mining in Somerset County. On this tour,

experience coal country’s beauty, grit, and salt

of the earth people. Visit the Quecreek Mine

Rescue Site, travel through hardy coal mining

communities and see coal mines, some of which

are still operational today.

Things to see along the way:

• Somerset Historical Center

• Walter Mill Bridge

• Quecreek Mine Rescue Site

• Arcadia Theater

• Windmills

• Flight 93 Chapel

More information about the area is available at

somersetscenicsix.com

somersetcountychamber.com

somersetinc.org

laurelhighlands.org

GPX files and detailed directions

are available for download at

somersetscenicsix.com

Welcome

to our corner of Western Pennsylvania!

Here is where Pennsylvania’s highest point

meets Class V rapids, where people have the

grit of coal miners and the friendliness of the

Midwest, and where history is both old and new.

We are America’s County®, as area residents

gave selflessly of themselves and displayed true

American spirit during both national tragedy

and triumph. We hope that as you explore our

area you are able to feel that spirit and will get

to know our roads, both well-traveled and less

traveled. We wish you a safe and beautiful ride!

– Somerset, Inc. and

The Somerset Chamber of Commerce

SIXSOMERSETS C E N I C

SOMERSET SCENIC SIX is a collection of the most breathtaking and welcoming two-hour rides around Somerset County and the surrounding region. See the best of Somerset County on these tours!

Fight 93 LoopMason Dixon LoopMount Davis Loop

Ohiopyle LoopPike & Ridge Road LoopCoal Heritage Loop

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Flight 93 National Memorial

SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Uptown Somerset

1806 ChurchSchellsburg

Shawnee State Park

PENNSYLVANIA

MARYLAND

Berlin

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Mt Davis

SOMERSET COUNTYCOURTHOUSE

Uptown Somerset

Frostburg

PENNSYLVANIA

MARYLAND

Berlin

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Mount DavisNatural Area

Mount Davis Observation Tower

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SOMERSET COUNTY

COURTHOUSEUptown Somerset

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PENNSYLVANIA

MARYLAND

Ohiopyle State Park

Visitors Center

FallingwaterBarronvale

Bridge

Connellsville

Ohiopyle Loop

Set off on an adventure to one of the most

beautiful state parks in the country. The

scenery and pristine rural landscape on the way

will guide you to breathtaking Ohiopyle State

Park, known for its waterfalls and rapids on the

Youghiogheny River. Along the way travel the

National Road, America’s first federally funded

highway, pass covered bridges and see other

notable sites.

Things to see along the way:

• National Road

• Addison Tollhouse (nearby)

• Youghiogheny Lake (nearby)

• Fort Necessity National Battlefield (nearby)

• Ohiopyle State Park

• Kentuck Knob (nearby)

• Fallingwater

• Two covered bridges

• Laurel Hill State Park1 3Flight 93 LoopHonor the lives of the passengers and crew of

Flight 93 on your journey through Somerset

County. This route is both contemplative and

healing with a mixture of scenery and sorrow.

Visit the Flight 93 National Memorial and

then reflect on your visit with a drive along

the historic Lincoln Highway, passing through

rolling hills and picturesque landscape before

returning to the iconic Somerset County

Courthouse, the seat of America’s County®.

Things to see along the way:

• Flight 93 National Memorial

• Three covered bridges

• Windmills

• Lincoln Highway murals and roadside

attractions

• Old Log Church

• Shawnee State Park

Mount Davis LoopJourney to the highest point in Pennsylvania.

Climb to the top of the Mount Davis observation

tower for a bird’s-eye view. Experience the

geological features of the rugged Forbes State

Forest that spans three counties. Visit the

community of Meyersdale, known as “Maple

City USA” and home to the Pennsylvania Maple

Festival each spring.

Things to see along the way:• Mount Davis• Forbes State Forest• Pennsylvania Maple Festival (nearby)• Great Allegheny Passage (nearby)• Windmills

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Springs Museum

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Casselman River Bridge State Park

Frostburg Train Station

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SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Uptown Somerset

Frostburg

PENNSYLVANIA

MARYLAND

Flight 93National Memorial

Berlin

GrantsvilleMt Savage

Mason Dixon LoopExperience the best of our rural communities and small-town charm on this route through the heart of Somerset County farmland. Cross the Mason Dixon Line and travel the same path a young George Washington trekked during the French & Indian War. Visit the communities of Grantsville and Springs to experience the unique lifestyle and beautiful craftsmanship of the Amish, but be sure to watch out for slow-moving horse-drawn buggies!

Things to see along the way:• Trostletown Bridge• Flight 93 National Memorial• Windmills• National Road• Great Allegheny Passage• Eastern Continental Divide• Casselman River Bridge State Park• Springs Museum• Rockwood Mill Shoppes & Opera House (nearby)