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Utica

NY · 43.1000, -75.2330

Revolutionary Trail, Central Adirondack Trail and Southern Adirondack Trail are 3 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Utica, New York.

Utica is a city of approximately 60,000 residents in Oneida County, NY, along the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal. It is the seat of government for Oneida County and its largest city. Like many Central New York place names, the name "Utica" is classical: it was first the name of an ancient Phoenician settlement in North Africa, near Carthage.
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5 scenic drives near Utica

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

  1. 01

    Revolutionary Trail

    State scenic byway · starts in town

  2. 02

    Central Adirondack Trail

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  3. 03

    Southern Adirondack Trail

    State scenic byway · 12 mi out

  4. 04

    Black River Trail

    State scenic byway · 13 mi out

  5. 05

    Route 20 Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 14 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 · 276 mi

7 h 53 loop · 6 stops · back by 7:53 PM. Incorporates Southern Adirondack Trail.

  1. Ross Park Carousel · 10 min
  2. Colesville Branch · 10 min
  3. Camels Hump · 15 min
  4. Mine Hill · 15 min
  5. Blenheim Hill · 15 min
  6. Old Blenheim Covered Bridge · 10 min

Touches Southern Adirondack Trail, Route 20 Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Trail

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

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Utica: 4 h, 102 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 276 miles, 6 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 8 h loop stops at Ross Park Carousel, Colesville Branch, Camels Hump, Mine Hill, Blenheim Hill and Old Blenheim Covered Bridge. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

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

Scenic byways

Named places

  • Steuben Park · 0 mi
  • Ellen E. Hanna Mini Park · 0 mi
  • Hanna Park · 0 mi
  • LaFayette Square · 0 mi
  • Utica Mural · 0 mi
  • Franklin Square Alley · 0 mi
  • Munson · 0 mi
  • Kopernik Park · 0 mi

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