The road passes through rural residential areas, curving west into a mix of farmland, woodland, and homes.

US 219/PA 948 comes to the southern terminus of US 219 Truck, which heads north on a one-way ramp to bypass a steep portion of US 219/PA 948.

PA 948 heads back into Ridgway Township and becomes Montmorenci Road, running through farmland and woodland with some homes.

PA 948 curves more to the west-northwest and enters the Allegheny National Forest before heading into Highland Township and becoming an unnamed road.

The road curves west-northwest and passes through Russell City before PA 66 splits to the west at Chaffee.

[2][4] The road crosses into Sheffield Township in Warren County and heads back into the Allegheny National Forest, running to the west of the South Branch Tionesta Creek and heading north-northwest through Cherry Run and Martin.