 | Bicycle Information
Bicycle Directory of Pennsylvania - Overview of Statewide Sources |
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Statewide and Multi-Regional Bicycling Books |
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| Pennsylvania's Rail-Trails Guide,
10th edition 2005, T. Sexton, et al., Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2133 Market Street, Suite 222, Camp Hill, PA 17011, (717) 238-1717 www.raistrails.org/index.html |
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| State Road Maps |
| Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer,
9th addition 2006,DeLorme Mapping Company, 2 DeLorne Road, 298-5900, Yarmouth, ME 04032, (800) 227-1656 ww.delorme.com |
| Publication 12 (free list of maps available from Department of Transportation),
PennDOT Distribution Services Unit, P.O. Box 2028, Harrisburg 17105, (717) 787-6746 |
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| Camping Information |
| Bureau of State Parks, (800) 72-PARKS (for information on camping in state parks) www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks |
| Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association P.O. Box 4, New Tripoli 18066, (610) 767-5026 (for information on private campgrounds) www.pacamping.com |
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| Information on Rail-Trails |
| Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2133 Market Street, Suite 222, Camp Hill, PA 17011, (717) 238-1717 www.raistrails.org/index.html, |
| Annual Cross-State Bike Tours |
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Pedal Pennsylvania, Cross Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, 450+ miles. PO Box
85 Harleysville, 19438, (215) 520-578 www.rivertoriver.org or www.pedalpa.com |
| August
Perimeter Ride Against Cancer, Benefits Lehigh Valley Unit, American Cancer Society. Held every other year on the odd years. 500+ miles. 3893 Adler Place, Bethehem, PA 18017, (610) 921-2329, www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp |
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| Amtrak Bicycle Policy |
| AMTRAK, (800) USA-RAIL. Bicycles permitted on trains with a check baggage car (usually only on trains traveling long distances) www.amtrak.com |
| Accommodations |
| AYH-Delaware Valley Council, 1205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 19107, (215) 925-6004 www.hiay.org |
| Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association P.O. Box 4, New Tripoli 18066, (610) 767-5026 (for information on private campgrounds) www.pacamping.com |
| Rest & Repast B & B Directory, (800) 262-2655 www.restandrepast.com |
| The Pa Tourism and Lodging Association 128 Walnut Street Harrisburg 17102, (717) 232-8880, www.patourism.org |
| PennDOT Bicycling/Pedestrian Coordinator |
| For information on pedestrian/bicycle policy, design, maintenance, planning and related issues contact: (717) 783-8444 , Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering, P.O. Box 2047, Harrisburg 17105-2047 or the District Bicycling/Pedestrian Coordinators listed in each Region. |
| Bicycling on State-Owned Lands |
| Bureau of State Parks (800) 63-PARKS (for information on cycling in state parks) |
| Bureau of Forestry (717) 783-7941 (for Public Use Maps for state forests/game lands) |
| Other State Agencies |
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Bureau of State Parks
Heritage Parks Program
Bureau of Recreation & Conservation
Fish & Boat Commission
Game Commission
Department of Community and Economic Development Pennsylvania Travel Council | (800) 727-2757
(717) 783-2658
(717) 787-7672
(717) 657-4518
(717) 783-6286
(717) 787-3003
(717) 232-8880 |
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| Pennsylvania Welcome Centers |
| - Edinboro - I-79 Southbound (1 mile south of the Edinboro exit)
- W. Middlesex - I-80 Eastbound, 1/2 mile east of the Pennsylvania/Ohio border
- Claysville - I-70 Eastbound, 5 miles west of the Pennsylvania/West Virginia border
- Kirby - I-79 Northbound, 5 miles north of the Pennsylvania/West Virginia border
- Warfordsburg - I-70 Westbound, 1/2 mile north of the Pennsylvania/Maryland border
- State Line - I-81 Northbound, 1.5 miles north of the Pennsylvania/Maryland border
- Shrewsbury - I-83 Northbound, 1/2 mile north of the Pennsylvania/Maryland border
- Linwood - I-95 Northbound, 1/2 mile north of the Pennsylvania/Delaware border
- Easton - I-78 Westbound, 1mile west of the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border
- Matamoras - I-84 East/West, at Exit 11, 1/2 mile west of the Pennsylvania/New York border
- Lenox - I-81 Southbound, 4 miles south of Lenox Exit 64
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| The Welcome Centers operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
| - Zelienople Welcome Center, located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Mile Marker 21 Eastbound, 21 miles of Pennsylvania/Ohio border
- Neshaminy Welcome Center, located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Mile Marker 351 Westbound, 7 miles west of the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border
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