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Mohawk River Lock 8 – Lock 8 loop from Scotia

Routes
Road cycling routes
United States
New York
Schenectady County

Mohawk River Lock 8 – Lock 8 loop from Scotia

Moderate

4.8

(1983)

5,287

riders

Mohawk River Lock 8 – Lock 8 loop from Scotia

02:20

43.4km

800m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.1 km for 194 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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517 m

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23

Ruins

2

1.42 km

Mohawk River Lock 8

Highlight • Structure

Who doesn't live biking along a river? But in this case the really interesting things are the river locks, which can be filled with water (or partially emptied of it) …

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3

1.43 km

Lock 8

Highlight • Monument

Next to the Mohawk-Hudson Bike Trail. Good spot for a stop. It is fun watching the ships in the lock.

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4

35.1 km

Plotter Kill Preserve

Highlight • Forest

This stunning preserve spans 632 acres of rugged hardwood and coniferous forest and features three spectacular waterfalls: the Upper, Lower, and Rynex Creek Falls. Melt waters carved the gorge of …

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43.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.7 km

6.66 km

874 m

215 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.3 km

424 m

386 m

252 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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