Destinations · Massachusetts
MA · 42.2688, -71.8038
Lost Villages Scenic Byway, Connecticut State Route 169 and Battle Road Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Understand
Worcester was established as a town on June 14, 1722 and as a city on February 29, 1848. It has a population of around 200,000 and is the second largest city in New England, behind Boston. Worcester is the home of nine colleges and universities, the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the Massachusetts Bio-Technology Research Park, and the American Antiquarian Society. Despite their large number, Worcester's colleges and universities have not left much of an imprint on the overall feel of the city--for better and for worse, it is not the least bit a college town.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Worcester. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 20 mi out
All-American Road · 27 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 30 mi out
State scenic byway · 4 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 · 108 mi
3 h 52 loop · 4 stops · back by 3:52 PM. Rides the Battle Road Scenic Byway (+15 min).
Touches Battle Road Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 106 mi
7 h 44 loop · 13 stops · back by 7:43 PM. Rides the Battle Road Scenic Byway (+25 min).
Touches Battle Road Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Worcester: 4 h, 108 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 106 miles, 13 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at Crown Hill, Sewall Hill, Rawson Hill, Ghost Hill, Wheeler Hill, Hager Hill, Amadinda, Kenneth Olsen Plaza, Diamond Crossing, Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District, Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau, Paul Revere Capture Site and Doublet 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.