The Mohawk Towpath Byway is a roadway ...a series of local, county, and state highways that follow the historic route of the Erie Canal between Waterford and Schenectady. The Mohawk Towpath Byway is a roadway. It’s a series of local, county, state and federal highways between Schenectady and Cohoes and Waterford, New York that follow the Mohawk River. The route tells the story of the waterway west and it’s many layers of history: pre-European, Erie Canal and Industrial Revolution, and the role our communities played in the westward expansion of the country. The Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway Coalition, Inc. oversees the implementation of the Byway Corridor Management Plan and consists of the Cities of Cohoes and Schenectady; Towns of Clifton Park, Colonie, Glenville, Halfmoon, Niskayuna and Waterford; and the Villages of Scotia and Waterford. We are one of a network of 150 designated America's Byways®.