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Lock 8 – Expanded Erie Canal Trail loop from Niskayuna

Lock 8 – Expanded Erie Canal Trail loop from Niskayuna

Moderate

3.1

(25)

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Lock 8 – Expanded Erie Canal Trail loop from Niskayuna

02:44

57.3km

510m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 4.25 km for 144 m

After 41.1 km for 194 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.28 km

Schenectady Historical District

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful colonial era houses

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9.87 km

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23

Ruins

10.8 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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10.8 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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15.7 km

Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This traffic free bike path is of a good quality and passes through lovely wooded surroundings with the Erie Canal on one side. Perfect for escaping the busy roads on a bike.

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16.7 km

Expanded Erie Canal Trail

Highlight • Trail

Another beautiful view along the route

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17.3 km

Enlarged Erie Canal

Lake

33.0 km

Mariaville Lake

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Mariaville Lake is located in the hamlet of the same name. It is about 197 acres in size with a 5-mile shoreline. You will ride about a mile of that …

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41.2 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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57.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.0 km

17.7 km

4.07 km

323 m

123 m

121 m

Surfaces

53.7 km

2.50 km

939 m

252 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (70 m)

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Lock 8 – Expanded Erie Canal Trail loop from Niskayuna

Schenectady Historical District

Mohawk River Lock 8

Lock 8

Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail

Expanded Erie Canal Trail

Mariaville Lake

Plotter Kill Preserve

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