Destinations · New York
NY · 42.8000, -73.9333
Mohawk Towpath Byway, Revolutionary Trail and Route 20 Scenic Byway are 3 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Schenectady, New York.
Get in
Schenectady is approximately 24 km (15 miles) northwest of Albany, New York. It is accessed from the NYS Thruway (I-90) at exits 25 and 26 which are the two ends of Schenectady's connector interstate of I-890. It can also be accessed from I-87 via 4 lane surface routes of NY 7 (I-87 exit 6) and NY 5 (I-87 exit 2)
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Schenectady. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 1 mi out
All-American Road · 13 mi out
State scenic byway · 1 mi out
State scenic byway · 11 mi out
State scenic byway · 25 mi out
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 1 · 4 h window · 103 mi
3 h 43 loop · 3 stops · back by 7:42 PM. Incorporates Mohawk Towpath Byway.
Touches Mohawk Towpath Byway, Route 20 Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Trail
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 237 mi
7 h 54 loop · 3 stops · back by 11:53 PM. Incorporates Mohawk Towpath Byway.
Touches Mohawk Towpath Byway, Lakes to Locks Passage, Mohawk Trail - MA
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Schenectady: 4 h, 103 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 237 miles, 3 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 4 h loop stops at Oak Hill, Old Blenheim Covered Bridge and Wolf Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.