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Mohawk Towpath Byway

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State
New York
Designation
National Scenic Byway
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts · Real sources only

Lookouts along this byway

2 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Public land · Along this byway

Parks and public land along this byway

Protected land this corridor runs through, or comes within thirty miles of. Distance is measured to each unit’s official boundary, not its center point, so a road at the entrance reads as the entrance.

Public land

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests20 mi away

Day-trip bases along the way

The Atlas · Along this byway

Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Nature reserves

41 Acres Natural Area On the bywayMohawk Landing Nature Preserve On the bywayHayes Nature Park 0.34 mi off the roadAlplaus Kill Preserve 0.78 mi off the road

Gardens

Mrs. Perkin's Garden On the bywayRobison Herb Garden On the bywayStanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden On the bywayJackson's Garden 0.29 mi off the road

Waterfalls

Cohoes Falls On the bywayThird Falls 1.96 mi off the roadSecond Falls 2.16 mi off the roadFirst Falls 2.27 mi off the road

Cliffs

Cohoes Falls On the byway

Parks

Steinmetz Memorial Park On the bywayVeterans Park 0.26 mi off the roadMemorial Park 0.45 mi off the roadSteinmetz Park 0.5 mi off the road

Museums

Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) On the bywaySchenectady History Museum 0.34 mi off the roadVan Schaick Mansion 0.77 mi off the roadHerman Melville House 0.95 mi off the road

Artworks

The U On the byway

Historic sites

Vischer's Ferry plant monument On the bywayBurr Bridge Abutment 0.39 mi off the roadWorld War II, Korea, and Vietnam Waterford Honor Roll 0.44 mi off the roadCivil War and World War I Waterford Honor Roll 0.45 mi off the road

Peaks

Prospect Hill 0.29 mi off the road

Beaches

Collins Park Beach 0.95 mi off the road
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The stops worth making

  • Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)Hours uncertain right now
  • Niskayuna Railroad StationHours uncertain right now
  • Steinmetz Memorial ParkHours uncertain right now
  • Jay SquareHours uncertain right now
  • Col. Robert R. Craner Veterans ParkHours uncertain right now
  • Octopus's OrchardHours uncertain right now
  • Loudon Ferry MarkerHours uncertain right now

Light timing

Sunset around 7:41 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 7:03 PM.

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