Destinations · New York
Capital District
NY · 42.9360, -73.7500
From Capital District, New York, Byway's registries place 9 scenic byways and 1 public land unit within 30 miles.
Understand
The region covers the following counties Albany County — The state's capital city and its suburbs in the east; still rural in its west Montgomery County Rensselaer County — Little suburban sprawl and much rural land and small towns in this direction as you head from Troy and Rensselaer to the Berkshires and Vermont Saratoga County — Development in the Albany area has made this the fastest-growing county in the state; still, the northern regions remain largely untouched, especially within the Adirondack Park Schenectady County — A city with a few suburbs and some country towns Schoharie
Day-trip loops
Baked loops for Capital District are growing. The weave below is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Lakes to Locks Passage · 3 mi · national
- Mohawk Towpath Byway · 8 mi · national
- Revolutionary Trail · 13 mi
- Route 20 Scenic Byway · 23 mi
- Molly Stark Scenic Byway · 24 mi
- Central Adirondack Trail · 26 mi
Public land
Lookouts
- Mohawk River view · 9 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 10 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 13 mi
- Eagle Point · 15 mi
Named places
- Cornell Hill · 2 mi
- Malta Veterans Memorial · 3 mi
- Brown's Beach · 3 mi
- Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave · 4 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area · 4 mi
- Stillwater Blockhouse · 5 mi
- Snake Hill · 5 mi
- Swatling Falls · 5 mi
A day out of Capital District, planned on real roads
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Clifton Park · 6 mi
- Ballston Spa · 7 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 10 mi
- Cohoes · 11 mi
- Schenectady · 13 mi
- Troy · 14 mi