Destinations · New York
Ballston Spa
NY · 43.0072, -73.8511
Lakes to Locks Passage, Mohawk Towpath Byway and Revolutionary Trail are 3 of 7 signed byways within 30 miles of Ballston Spa, New York.
Understand
European settlement of Ballston Spa began in 1771. It was incorporated as a village in 1807. It was served for four major railroads and was at that time the 11th most populated region located in the modern United States. The town is well-known for the natural mineral water used for healing, hence the name.
The same roads run past Schenectady, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Lakes to Locks Passage · 9 mi · national
- Mohawk Towpath Byway · 11 mi · national
- Revolutionary Trail · 13 mi
- Dude Ranch Trail · 21 mi
- Adirondack Trail · 22 mi
- Route 20 Scenic Byway · 22 mi
Public land
Lookouts
- Lock 7 Dam · 14 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 15 mi
- Mohawk River view · 15 mi
- Eagle Point · 16 mi
Named places
- National Bottle Museum · 0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument · 0 mi
- Wiswall Park · 0 mi
- Iron Springs · 0 mi
- New York State Submariners Memorial · 0 mi
- Brookside Museum · 0 mi
- William Kelley Memorial Park · 0 mi
- Ballston Area Recreation Commission · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Saratoga Springs · 6 mi
- Capital District · 7 mi
- Clifton Park · 10 mi
- Schenectady · 15 mi
- Cohoes · 18 mi
- Cambridge · 20 mi