Mountain Maryland Byway
Driving Directions

Driving the Byway

Cumberland to Luke

  • Start your tour in the Cumberland Narrows, where MD 36 meets Alternate US 40, or the Historic National Road.
  • Continue north on MD 36 to Corriganville.
  • Go west, still on MD 36 (Mt. Savage Road) through Mt. Savage to Frostburg.
  • Drive east on Main Street, or the Historic National Road, about a half mile to continue south on MD 36.
  • Continue south on MD 36 through the Alleghany Plateau.
  • Continue through Midland, Lonaconing, Nikep, Barton, then Westernport and Luke.

Luke-Grantsville Loop

  • In Luke, turn right on MD 135, or Main Street. Travel west through Luke, then take Savage River Road alongside the Savage River to the Savage River Reservoir.
  • Continue past the reservoir and take the left fork onto Big Run Road through Savage River State Forest.
  • Turn north (right) onto New Germany Road and go past New Germany State Park to join the Historic National Road.
  • Go west to Grantsville, then turn south on MD 495 (Bittinger Road.)
  • For now, continue on Bittinger Road past the Rock Lodge Road junction.
  • Turn west onto Swanton Road.
  • A few miles shy of Deer Park turn south (left) on ME 135.
  • Take a small spur of the byway into Kitzmiller on MD 38 or Kitsmiller Road.
  • Return to the MD 135/MD 38 junction and take MD 135 east into Luke to finish this loop of the byway.

Deep Creek Lake Loop

  • At the MD 135/Swanton Road junction go west on MD 135 to Deer Park.
  • Continue on MD 135 to Loch Lynn Heights.
  • You can take a spur of the byway southeast to Potomac State Forest.
  • Back at Loch Lynn Heights, go west through Mountain Lake Park and Oakland past the US 219 junction.
  • Cross the Youghiogheny River and take Herrington Manor Road past Herrington Manor State Park.
  • You can take a spur of the byway on Cranesville Road to Subarctic Swamp.
  • Otherwise take Swallow Falls Road northeast and then Mayhew Inn Road west on your way to Deep Creek Lake.
  • Take US 219 east toward Deep Creek Lake.
  • For now go past MD 42.
  • Cross Deep Creek Lake.
  • Take the lake road on the eastern shore of the lake past Deep Creek Lake State Park.
  • Continue north on Rock Lodge Road.
  • At the junction with Bittinger Road you can continue north to Grantsville or south back to Deer Park or Kitzmiller.

Friendsville to Keysers Ridge

  • From Deep Creek Lake take MD 42 north from the junction with US 219.
  • Continue north past the junctions with Mosser Road and Garrett Highway on Friendsville Road to Friendsville.
  • At Friendsville turn east onto the National Freeway (I-68) past the Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center.
  • This section of the byway ends at Keysers Ridge.