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Seneca Lake Scenic Byway

Seneca Lake Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in New York. Within New York it covers roughly 18 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Seneca Lake Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.

This byway loops around Seneca Lake, the largest and deepest of the Finger Lakes, the long glacial lakes of central New York. The slopes above the lake are lined with vineyards and tasting rooms at the center of the state's wine country, and nearby Watkins Glen drops through a gorge of waterfalls at the lake's southern tip. Steep ridges and water views frame the route.

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What is a State Scenic Byway?

State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.

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