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Below
are directions by car, bus accommodations, and how to contact the
local taxi.
The map to the left is a not-to-scale drawing of the final common
pathway. Click to enlarge.
DIRECTIONS
By Car
A. From Route 80, heading East or West:
1. THE BACK WAY, TO AVOID MARSHALLS CREEK AND FLEA MARKET TRAFFIC:
Take exit 309 (Marshalls Creek); the exit only lets you go one way,
so follow the exit on to Route 209 North; you will immediately go through a
traffic light; in 1 mile, you will come to a second traffic, where you turn
right on to Buttermilk Falls Road (no need to stop at the light, just yield
and make the right turn); drive 1/2 mile up a small hill and a blue Rainbow Mountain Resort directional sign indicates where you
should turn left on to Mount Nebo Road; carefully drive 2 and 1/2 winding
miles and the Lobby is on the left.
2.
THE FRONT WAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF MARSHALLS CREEK: Take
exit 309 (Marshalls Creek); the exit only lets you go one way, so follow the
exit on to Route 209 North; you will immediately go through your first
traffic light; 4 miles later, you will come to your third traffic light (a
T-intersection);
make a right at this third traffic light (you are still on Route 209
North); continue for 1 and 1/2 miles and look for Wendy’s on the right
side; make the first right turn after Wendy’s on to Mount Nebo Road; drive
1 and 1/2 miles up the hill and the Lobby is on the right.
B.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(approximately a 45-minute drive): take
Route 380 East to Route 80 East to exit 309 (Marshalls
Creek).
Go
to directions A, above.
C.
Allentown/Bethlehem
(approximately a 45-minute drive): take
Route 22 East to Route 33 North; take Route 33 North to Route 209 North;
stay on Route 209 North as it merges with Route 80 East; take exit 309 (Marshalls
Creek). Go to directions A, above.
D.
New Hope
,
PA
(approximately a 1-hour drive):
1. Take Route 32 North to Route 611 North; take Route 611 north to Route
80 West; stay on Route 80 West until you go over the Delaware Water Gap
Bridge into Pennsylvania; take the second exit (exit 309,
Marshalls
Creek).
Go
to directions A, above.
2.
The first option (Routes 32 and 611) is scenic (it takes you right along the
river), but slow and often plagued with detours. An alternate route is
to take Route 202 North to Route 31 North to Route 46 West to Route
80 West; stay on Route 80 West until you go over the Delaware Water Gap
Bridge into Pennsylvania; take the second exit (exit 309,
Marshalls
Creek).
Go
to directions A, above.
E.
Philadelphia
(approximately a 2-hour drive): take
Schuykill Expressway (Route 76) to the Northeast Extension on the PA
Turnpike; take the Northeast extension of the PA Turnpike to exit 56 (Lehigh
Valley); take exit 56 to Route 22 East.
Go
to directions C, above.
F.
East Upstate New York:
take Route 84 West into Pennsylvania, then take Route 209 South; stay
on Route 209 South through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
into Marshalls Creek; watch for the Yankee Doodle Diner and an Exxon Station
on your left; make the first left turn after the Exxon Station on to Mount
Nebo Road; drive 1 and 1/2 miles up the hill and the Lobby is on the right.
G.
West Upstate New
York:
take Route 81 South into Pennsylvania;stay on Route 81 South until
Scranton, then take Route 380 East. Go
to directions B, above.
H.
New York City/Long Island
(approximately a 90-minute drive after you get to New Jersey):
take the Lincoln Tunnel to Route 3 West to Route 80 West or take the
George Washington Bridge to Route 80 West; stay on Route 80 West until you
go over the Delaware Water Gap Bridge into Pennsylvania; take the second
exit (exit 309, Marshalls Creek). Go
to directions A, above.
I.
Brooklyn/Staten Island:
take the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the Staten Island Expressway
West; take the Staten Island Expressway West to the Goethals Bridge into New
Jersey; take the New Jersey
Turnpike North to exit 15 (Route 280 West); take Route 280 West to Route 80
West; stay on Route 80 West until you go over the Delaware Water Gap Bridge
into Pennsylvania; take the second exit (exit 309, Marshalls Creek).
Go to directions A, above.
J.
Northern
New Jersey:
take Route 80 West; stay on Route 80 West until you go over the
Delaware Water Gap Bridge into Pennsylvania; take the second exit (exit 309,
Marshalls
Creek).
Go
to directions A, above.
K.
Southern
New Jersey:
take the
Garden State Parkway North
to Route 280 West; take Route 280
West to Route 80 West; stay on Route 80 West until you go over the Delaware
Water Gap Bridge into
Pennsylvania; take the second exit (exit 309,
Marshalls
Creek).
Go
to directions A, above.
L.
Delaware
(approximately a 2 and ˝-hour drive): take
Route 95 North into Pennsylvania; take Route 476 to the Northeast extension
of the PA Turnpike; take the Northeast extension of the PA Turnpike to exit
56 (Lehigh Valley); take exit 56 to Route 22 East.
Go to directions C, above.
M.
Baltimore
(approximately a 3-hour drive): take
Route 83 North to Route 81 North; take Route 81 North to Route 78 East; take
Route 78 East to Route 33 North; take Route 33 North to Route 209 North;
stay on Route 209 North as it merges with Route 80 East; take exit 309 (Marshalls
Creek). Go to directions A, above.
N.
Washington,
DC
(approximately a 4-hour drive):
take route 95 North through
Maryland
and
Delaware
into
Pennsylvania.
Go
to directions L, above.
By Bus
Martz
Trailways (800-233-8604,
570-421-3040):
provides service from
New York City
(Wall Street and Port Authority),
Hackettstown and Panther Valley,
NJ;
Philadelphia
and Wilkes/Barre-Scranton, PA
Taxis from Bus Depot:
Pocono Cab Company (570-424-2800) or WGM
Transportation (570-223-9289)
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