Loop 1 · 4 h window · 75 mi
3 h 58 loop · 4 stops · back by 3:58 PM. Incorporates Route 20 Scenic Byway.
- Museum of Science and Technology · 60 min
- Clark Hill · 15 min
- Brinkerhoff Hill · 15 min
- Lillies Pinnacle · 15 min
Touches Route 20 Scenic Byway
Destinations · New York
Central New York
NY · 43.0000, -75.8000
Route 20 Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Trail and Black River Trail are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Central New York, New York.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
4 scenic drives near Central New York
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Central New York. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Route 20 Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 5 mi out
- 02
Revolutionary Trail
State scenic byway · 22 mi out
- 03
Black River Trail
State scenic byway · 23 mi out
- 04
Central Adirondack Trail
State scenic byway · 23 mi out
Day-trip loops
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 132 mi
7 h 42 loop · 10 stops · back by 7:41 PM. Incorporates Great Lakes Seaway Trail.
- Lillies Pinnacle · 15 min
- Brinkerhoff Hill · 15 min
- Lime Kiln · 30 min
- Clark Hill · 15 min
- West Pierhead Light · 30 min
- Fort Ontario State Historic Site · 45 min
- Bunker Hill · 15 min
- Tug Hill · 15 min
- Honey Hill · 15 min
- One, Two, Three · 30 min
How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Central New York?
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Central New York: 4 h, 75 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 132 miles, 10 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
What is there to stop at on a day trip from Central New York?
The 8 h loop stops at Lillies Pinnacle, Brinkerhoff Hill, Lime Kiln, Clark Hill, West Pierhead Light, Fort Ontario State Historic Site, Bunker Hill, Tug Hill, Honey Hill and One, Two, Three. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Route 20 Scenic Byway · 5 mi
- Revolutionary Trail · 22 mi
- Black River Trail · 23 mi
- Central Adirondack Trail · 23 mi
Named places
- Perryville Falls · 1 mi
- Cranson Hill · 2 mi
- Chittenango Falls · 3 mi
- Nichols Pond Park · 3 mi
- Oxbow Falls Park · 4 mi
- Lions Botanical Park · 4 mi
- Lillies Pinnacle · 4 mi
- Mutton Hill · 4 mi
A day out of Central New York, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
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