Primary Route
Mile 0.0 Intersection of New York State Route 32
(Saratoga Ave.) and 8th Street, Waterford and the Bridge over Champlain Canal
Mile 1.2 Bridge over Mohawk River
Mile 1.4 Right turn into New Courtland Street
Mile 2.0 Harmony Mills National Historic Landmark
Mile 2.2 School Street, Right Turn to Overlook Park on Cataract Street
Mile 3.0 N Mohawk Street becomes Cohoes Crescent Rd
Mile 4.0 New York Power Authority Crescent Plant, Fishing Access
Mile 4.1 Bird Watching Area to Mile 4.6
Mile 4.9 Right Turn onto New York State Route 9
Mile 5.1 Colonie’s Freddie’s Park on Right, Fishing Access
Mile 5.2 Crescent Bridge over Mohawk River
Mile 5.4 North End of Crescent Bridge, Left Turn onto Crescent-Vischer Ferry Road
Mile 5.6 Left turn onto Canal Towpath Road
Mile 5.7 Halfmoon Crescent Park on Left with Path Under Crescent Bridge and west along Mohawk River
Mile 6.9 Crescent Boat Club, Private Marina and Club
Mile 7.8 The Klam’r and Marina, Diamond Reef Marina, Right Turn on Clamsteam Road
Mile 8.2 Left Turn onto Riverview Road
Mile 8.5 Wager’s Pond on left
Mile 9.0 Vischer’s Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve, Clute’s Dry Dock Entrance
Mile 10.0 Vischer’s Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve, Whipple Bridge Entrance
Mile 11.3 Vischer Ferry Historic District to Mile 12.2
Mile 12.0 Ferry Drive and Mohawk River overlook on left
Mile 13.3 Sugar Hill Road on right and Lock 7 Dam overlook on left
Mile 14.6 Mohawk Landing Park
Mile 15.0 Riverview Orchards
Mile 15.3 Llenroc Estate (private property) and Droms Road
Mile 16.0 Riverview Landing
Mile 16.3 Grooms Road
Mile 16.6 Mohawk River Scenic Overlook, Scenic View to
Mile 17.0 (park on Nott Road, Mile 16.9)
Mile 17.2 Edison Club, Private Club
Mile 17.5 Left Turn onto New York State Route 146 (Ballton Road)
Mile 17.8 Rexford Bridge over Mohawk River
Mile 18.0 Right turn onto Aqueduct Road at round about
Mile 18.1 Aqueduct Park on right
Mile 18.2 Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway Crossing
Mile 19.6 City of Schenectady City Limits
Mile 19.9 Right Turn onto Maxon Road
Mile 20.3 Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway Crossing
Mile 20.4 Railroad Crossing
Mile 20.7 Left Turn onto Erie Boulevard
Mile 21.3 Continue straight on Erie Boulevard at roundabout
Mile 22.1 Conclusion of the Byway at New York State Route 5 (State Street)
Alternate Route
Mile 0.2 turn left on Washington Avenue
Mile 0.4 Washington Avenue becomes Fonda Road (Saratoga County Route 97) at the Waterford Town Line
Mile 0.7 Flight Lock Road on the left (a side trip to view the Locks 4 through 6 and the gate lock.)
Mile 3.0 turn left on County Route 96 (Middletown Road)
Mile 3.1 Turn left on County Route 94 (Halfmoon Drive)
Mile 3.6 Proceed straight on Saratoga County Route 99 (Church Hill Road) and continue through the Church Hill Historic District at the top of the hill
Mile 4.4 Turn left on New York State Route 9 (Halfmoon Parkway) to join the main Byway route at Mile 4.5 (this at Mile 5.6 on the main Byway route above