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Route#: 431
Route Name: SW Mercer
Compiler: Margaret Higbee
Directions: Start point if the junction of the Mercer/Lawrence County Line and the Mercer-New Castle Rd.
Turn right on (Attle) Brenneman Rd passing List Rd to Indian Run Rd
Turn left (north) on Indian Run Rd to Leesburg Station Rd. (We usually take a quick jaunt south on Indian Run to the Mercer/Lawrence County Line hoping to pick up wintering Red-headed Woodpeckers).
Turn left (west) on Leesburg Station Road to New Castle-Mercer Rd
Turn right (north east) on New Castle-Mercer Rd to Cannery Rd
Turn left (west) on Cannery Rd to Rodgers-Flat Rd
Turn left (south) on Rodgers- Flat Rd to Mercer-New Castle Rd
Turn right (south) on Mercer-New Castle Rd to White Chapel Rd
Turn right on White Chapel Rd to Anderson/Stonebase Rd (like this year this this road is closed with snow as it has no winter maintenance)If so, precede south on Mercer-New Castle Rd to Leesburg Station Rd and turn right (west) to Anderson/Stonebase Rd
Turn right/left (north and south to cover Anderson/Stonebase Rd between Cannery and Leesburg Station and the portions of Cannery we missed and part of Bowen Rd) and then leaving this Amish area
Turn left/right - depending which way we are driving on Anderson/Stonebase - (west) on Garrett Rd to Mercer New Wilmington Rd, PA 158
Turn left (south) on Mercer New Wilmington Rd to Orchard Rd
Turn right (north) on Orchard Rd to Number 8 Rd
Turn left (north-west) on Number 8 Rd to Bend Rd
Turn right (north) on Bend Rd to Janosky Rd
Turn left (west) on Janosky Rd to Greenfield Rd
Turn right (north) on Greenfield Rd to Wozniak Rd
Turn right (east) on Wozniak Rd to Bend Rd
Turn left (north) on Bend Rd to Lamor Rd
Turn right (east) on Lamor Rd to Highland Rd to Lake Rd, PA 258
Turn left (west) on Lake Rd, PA 258
Sometimes we make a diversion on no winter maintenance roads if road conditions permit by going R from Lake Rd on West River Rd crossing Rutledge Rd to Golf Rd to Pew Rd (to check the eagles nest) and then crossing Rutledge back to West River to North Bend back to Lake Rd. We also sometimes check and then the Golden Run area of Shenango off Lake Rd for eagles etc. Otherwise like this year we
Continue left on Lake Rd to PA 18
Turn right (north) on PA 18 to Edgewood Dr where there is a Scheetz which is our lunch stop
Turn left (east) on Edgewood Dr to Rutledge Rd
Turn right (north) on S Maysville Rd to Colt Rd
Turn left (west) on Colt Rd to Saranac Dr
Turn left (south) on Saranec Dr (PA 846) to West Lake Rd
Turn left (west) on West Lake Rd to Carrier Rd
Turn left north) on Carrier Rd to Rutledge Rd
Turn right (south-east) on Rutledge Rd which turns into Valley Rd
Stay on Valley Rd to PA 62
Turn right (east) for a short distance to Flat Rd
Turn left (south) on Flat Rd to Bestwick Rd (PA 318)
Turn right (west) on PA 318 to Orchard Rd
Turn left (south) on Orchard Rd to Mercer New Wilmington Rd
Turn right (South-west) on Mercer New Wilmington Rd to Mercer/Lawrence County line
Route#: 432
Route Name: Mercer North
Compiler: Margaret Higbee
Directions: Start at the intersection of Rt. 19 and Fairview Road.
Left on Fairview (coming from the south)
Right on Marstellar
Left on Breese
Straight on St. Johns Road
Right on Folk
Right on District
Left on Redfoot
Left on Kelso
Right on Eich
Left on Furnace
Right on Eich
Left on Fredonia
Straight on Laver
Left on Rt. 19
Left on Morneweck
Right on Fredonia
Left on Shay
Right on Lynn Tyro
Left on Fredonia
Left on Loper
Right on Smith
Left on Flick
Right on Shook
Left on Petersburg (SR 4020)
Right on Flick
Straight on Thompson
Left on Larimer
Left on Scofield
Straight on Salem
Left on Perrine
Right on Greenville
Left on Mitchell Hill (TR 614)
Straight on Freeland
(Right on Rt. 358 to lunch at Chinese Buffet in Greenville
Retrace on Rt. 358)
Left on Rt. 358
Left on Long Hill (TR 642)
Left on Vosler School Road
Right on Greenville (SR 4020)
Left on Quinter (TR 650)
Straight on Fritz
Right on Lake
Right on Leise
Left on Dick
Straight on Stevenson
Right on Greenville
Right on Beaty School (Beaty on road sign; Beatty on Google)
Immediate Right on Mozes
Left on Cherry Hill
Right on Methodist
Left on Calvin
Left on Atlantic Kennard
Left on Ball Hill
Bear Right on Cherry Hill
Right on Methodist
Left on Wasser
Left on Baker
Right on Linn Tyro
Right on Henry
Left on Donation
Left on Straub
Left on Kitch
Right on Linn Tyro
Right on Furnace
Right on Straub
Left on Pilgrim
Right on Snyder
Left on Kitch
Right on Bush (Busch on road sign)
Right on Donation
Left on Callahan
Left on St. Glory
End at Fredonia
Route#: 433
Route Name: East Mercer
Compiler: Glenn Koppel
Directions: Start at Springfield Church Corners ( Springfield Church Road and Scrubgrass Road - 41.226287, -80.124217)
Turn east on Scrubgrass Rd.
Turn left on South Hazzard Road (road sign says "Stoneboro")
Turn right on Millbrook (PA 2022)
Cross PA 173
Turn left on Harrisville Rd.
Turn left on Kilgore Rd.
Cross PA 173 onto McCurdy Rd.
At "T", turn right onto Springfield Church Rd.
Turn right onto PA 965
Turn right onto Bestwick Rd.
Turn left on Limber Rd.
Turn right on PA 173 south
Turn right on McCurdy
Turn right on Bestwick Rd.
Turn left on PA 965
Turn left on Springfield Church Rd. (note: PA 62 goes right)
Turn right on Scrubgrass
Turn right on South Foster
Turn right on Williamson (Skunk Run in DeLorme) Note: no road sign, sign on left says: "N. Cottage Rd."
Turn right on East Zahnizer (PA 625-no sign)
Turn left at Poole Rd.
Turn left on Stoneboro (in DeLorme, Google Maps calls this Fredonia Rd)
At "T", turn left on PA 2015 (Airport Rd.)
Turn left on East Cornell
Turn left on PA 62
Turn left on Coolspring Church Rd.
Stay left at Lake Latonka
At "T" with Plummer-McCollough Rd., turn right
At Coolspring Church, turn left on McDonnell (Palmer Rd. in Google Maps)
Turn left on Tait
Turn left on Babcock
Turn right on Ligo
Turn right on East Cornell
Turn left on Johnson Rd.
PA 62=END