Start
Point:
The
Glen Sanders Mansion
1 Glen Ave. Scotia, NY
(518) 374-7262
Course
Description:
Trail is rated
1
Suitable for strollers and
wheelchairs with help.
The
trail
follows streets and sidewalks
along the Mohawk
River,
through Collins
Park,
past an old
family
cemetery and an 18th-century
farmhouse.
Glen
Sanders Mansion, our Starting Point, is the oldest
building along the Mohawk River.
George Washington was a friend
of
the Glen family and stayed at the Inn.
The
Book - Glenville
(Images of America)
is
by the Schenectady
County
Historical
Society The
route
Event
info:
Daily, dawn to dusk. Please ask for the walk
box which will be located behind
the registration desk.
Registration: Fees are:
$6.00 for "A" Award bar & IVV Credit
$5.00 for "B" award and IVV credit
$3.00 for IVV credit
$2.00 for non-IVV walkers.
Award:
The
“A”
award
is a dark gold bar with gold lettering for Scotia
to be attached
to the Header (club emblem) which can be purchased separately for
$4.00.
Map
of Start Point:
Directions
to Glen Sanders Mansion:
From Schenectady:
travel west on Route 5 (State St) and cross
the Mohawk River into Scotia.
The Glen Sanders Mansion is located just across the bridge.
Turn left on Glen Ave, and left into the parking lot.
From
Albany:
NYS Thruway take Exit 25, I-890 West take Exit 4C, left at the traffic
light,
over the bridge, at traffic light, make left and left into our
driveway.
From the West:
NYS Thruway, take Exit 26 to I-890 East, take Exit 4B, off the ramp
bear to the left and follow sign to Scotia (Route 5),
left at traffic light, over the bridge, at traffic light, take left and
left into our driveway.
From the North:
I-87 (Northway) take Exit 6 to Route 7 West toward Schenectady. Take
I-890 West to Exit 4C,
left at the traffic light, over the bridge, at traffic light,
make left and then left into our driveway.
For
more information on
this walk please contact:
Acknowledgements:
ESCV
would like to thank the staff of The Glen Sanders Mansion for allowing
us
the use of their facility and assistance to our visitors.
