Gravity Hill is a place
that is surely to be experienced. It is where the laws of physics have
gone haywire. Cars roll uphill, water flows the wrong way. Fill up your
gas tank and head to Bedford County, PA to experience it for yourself.
How To
Get There:
From Route 30, drive to the town of
Schellsburg. In Schellsburg, turn North on Route 96 at the one and only
traffic light (towards the town of New Paris). Drive about 4 miles. Before
you come to New Paris, you’ll come upon a small metal bridge (the road
is paved, the sides are metal). Turn left just before this bridge on
Bethel Hollow Road / S.R. 4016. Drive for 6/10 of a mile and bear left at
the "Y" in the road. Stay on the "main" road. After
another 1.5 miles you come to an intersection that has a stop sign for
oncoming traffic only. Bear right on this road and travel another 2/10 of
a mile, looking for the letters "GH" spray painted on the road.
Go past the first "GH" about 1/10 a mile and stop before you
come to the next "GH". You have arrived!
What
To Do When You Get
There:
Stay calm...keep cool. As you strain your ears to hear the laws of physics
being shattered, check your rear-view mirror for any oncoming traffic, put
your car in neutral and take your foot off the break. Your car will roll
backwards, uphill. Some folks like to test the site with a tennis ball or
maybe a jug of water, poured out, only to flow mysteriously up the hill.
You’ll
Also Want To Know:
There is a second, unmarked Gravity
Hill 3/10 of a mile past the second painted "GH". Look on your
right for a telephone pole with the number "69". Stop beside
this pole and defy gravity once again! There is a small turn-around area
on the left hand side of the road, just beyond the second Gravity Hill.
A few speculate it is an
optical illusion. Why it happens, no one knows for sure. But whatever the
reason, you can tell your friends that you’ve actually made it to the
often talked about, but seldom found, Gravity Hill.
For
More Information:
Call the Bedford County,
Pennsylvania Visitors Bureau at 1-800- 765-3331 for a brochure and to find
out more about great attractions in Bedford County.
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services in Bedford, PA.
