From here, the route heads north on a two-lane undivided road, passing through Kingston and running through wooded areas with some homes.

The road heads back into Derry Township and continues through woodland with some homes, soon passing between a trailer park to the west and the Norfolk Southern line to the east.

PA 217 winds to the north as it continues through more woods, passing the residential community of Brenizer before running through more fields and woodland with some homes.

[2][3] PA 217 crosses the Conemaugh River into Burrell Township in Indiana County and becomes Walnut Street, passing through woods before entering the borough of Blairsville.

The road curves to the northwest and runs between the railroad line to the southwest and residential areas to the northeast, passing under US 22/US 119 and coming to an interchange that provides access to and from westbound US 22/southbound US 119.