The route heads through wooded areas and crosses a R.J. Corman Railroad line, curving east into a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes.

The road heads through open farmland and turns southeast, passing through the residential community of Cookport.

PA 240 turns northeast into more rural areas of farms and woods with some residences, heading east again.

[2][3] The route enters Susquehanna Township in Cambria County and becomes Peg Run Road, turning northeast and east through more forested areas of residences.

PA 240 crosses the West Branch Susquehanna River and comes to its eastern terminus at an intersection with US 219.