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Destinations · New York

Syracuse

NY · 43.0481, -76.1475

Route 20 Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Trail and Scenic Route 90 are signed byways within 30 miles of Syracuse, New York.

Understand

Because of its proximity to Lake Ontario, Syracuse is the rainiest city in the US, if you count the number of days in which at least a tiny bit of precipitation falls. However, many of these are just short showers, and it doesn't add up to an unusual amount of water total. Still, if you're there longer than a couple of days, you are almost guaranteed to encounter some rain in this famously cloudy and wet city.
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The drives · Designated roads lead.

3 scenic drives near Syracuse

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Syracuse. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Route 20 Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 11 mi out

  2. 02

    Revolutionary Trail

    State scenic byway · 28 mi out

  3. 03

    Scenic Route 90

    State scenic byway · 28 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 1 · 4 h window · 106 mi

3 h 48 loop · 3 stops · back by 3:47 PM. Rides the Great Lakes Seaway Trail (+20 min).

  1. Honey Hill · 15 min
  2. West Pierhead Light · 30 min
  3. Mullen Hill · 15 min

Touches Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Revolutionary Trail

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 227 mi

7 h 48 loop · 8 stops · back by 7:47 PM. Rides the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway and the Scenic Route 90 (+60 min).

  1. People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · 30 min
  2. West Pierhead Light · 30 min
  3. Meteorology Observation Deck · 15 min
  4. Buttermilk Hill · 15 min
  5. Emerson Hill · 15 min
  6. Clark Hill · 15 min
  7. New York State Fairgrounds · 10 min
  8. Great New York State Fair · 10 min

Touches Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway, Scenic Route 90

Common questions

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Syracuse?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Syracuse: 4 h, 106 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 227 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Syracuse?

The 8 h loop stops at People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, West Pierhead Light, Meteorology Observation Deck, Buttermilk Hill, Emerson Hill, Clark Hill, New York State Fairgrounds and Great New York State Fair. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Named places

A day out of Syracuse, planned on real roads

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