Pennsylvania Endless Mountains Rally

Many of you know about Terry Gerkin's Huggelandschaft ride that typically takes place in early June each year (May 31 to June 2nd in 2024), for all his friends and riding acquaintances. It is a free rally. Only pay for your lodging. It is a blast.

Now that I am spending much of my time here in Northern Pennsylvania I thought I would showcase the wooded roads and trails that are typical of the area. There are also numerous overlooks and vistas dotted among the many small communities that are a part of what the Northern Tier (the name for this part of Pa) is. So, I have decided to mirror Terry's Huggelandschaft ride (with his permission, of course). So here are the details:

If you plan on being there, text me at 630-217-5210 so I can add you to the texting group for the event.

When: June 7-9 , 2024
Where: The ride will be based at the Hills Creek State Park near Mansfield, Pa
Lodging: Camping at the park (info and reservations are listed below) and hotels nearby in Mansfield (see suggestions below)
Routes: I will have three gps files (.gpx format) that you will be able to download from ADVRider.com or my website (emmausmototours.com) or I will email them to you. They will be available close to the date of the ride. These routes will be mostly non-technical forest and gravel roads. There may be a few optional more challenging sections added as well. But mostly this will be a low key "ride in the woods" type of affair.
Food: I will provide the Saturday night meal. I may have a bucket for donations to an area charity. The remainder of the meals will be up to you. I will provide some waypoint links for restaurants in the area as part of the gps file.

No alcohol in the campgrounds

So set the date aside now and I hope to see you all there. It will be a great chance to ride with old friends and make new ones.

Hills Creek State Park
111 Spillway Rd
Wellsboro, Pa
Reservations: 888-727-2757 or Hills Creek State Park website then follow the links to the reservation system
hillscreeksp@pa.gov
570-724-4246

If full, an alternate campground is

Tanglewood Family Campground
787 Tanglewood Rd, Covington, PA
Tanglewood Website (after January 1st)
570-549-8299 (After March 1st)

Hotels:

Quality inn and Suites
300 Gateway Dr, Mansfield, PA
(570) 605-5229

Hampton Inn and Suites
98 Dorsett Heights, Mansfield, PA
(570) 662-7500

John Ciribassi
Emmaus MotoTours
138 Mainesburg Rd
Mainesburg, Pa
630-217-5210
emmausmoto@gmail.com
www.emmausmototours.com