{
  "name": "Highway to the Stars",
  "slug": "highway-to-the-stars-pa-44",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/highway-to-the-stars-pa-44/",
  "summary": "PA 44 runs 54 miles south from US 6 through the Susquehannock State Forest and Cherry Springs State Park, a dark-sky park, then over Pine Hill and down to Pine Creek, on fast sweepers with short sight lines.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "PA 44"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Pennsylvania",
    "start": {
      "name": "Sweden Valley",
      "lat": 41.756188,
      "lon": -77.950068
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Waterville",
      "lat": 41.31973,
      "lon": -77.385678
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 53.6,
    "lengthKm": 86.3,
    "driveMinutes": 107,
    "corners": 90,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 772.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow, with no shoulders",
    "Short sight lines and blind turns",
    "Wildlife on the road",
    "No lighting at night",
    "RVs and trailers heading for the parks",
    "Leaves and fallen limbs on the surface"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Longtoe Vista",
    "Patterson State Park",
    "Cherry Springs State Park",
    "Upper Pine Bottom State Park"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 434
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}