The estimated travel time is 5 hours, 11 minutes for 319.14 miles of travel, total of 21 steps.
| Step | Directions | Elapsed Distance |
| 1 | Begin at New York, NY on W 42nd St and go Northwest for 0.9 miles | 0.9 |
| 2 | Turn right on RT-9A and go Northeast for 6 miles | 7.2 |
| 3 | Bear right on ramp and go Northeast for 0.6 miles | 7.9 |
| 4 | Continue on I-95 and go Northeast for 21 miles | 29.4 |
| 5 | Exit I-95 via ramp at sign reading "Exit 21 I-287 W / US-1 N" and go Northeast for 0.6 miles | 30.0 |
| 6 | Turn right on I-287,Cross Westchester Expy and go Northwest for 10 miles | 40.4 |
| 7 | Exit I-287,Cross Westchester Expy via ramp at sign reading "I-287 / I-87 to Albany / Tappan Zee BR" and go West for 0.2 miles | 40.7 |
| 8 | Bear right on New York State Thwy,Governor Thomas E Dewey Thwy,I-87 and go North for 137 miles | 177.8 |
| 9 | Exit New York State Thwy,Governor Thomas E Dewey Thwy,I-87 via ramp to New York State Thwy,I-90 and go Northwest for 0.3 miles | 178.1 |
| 10 | Continue on New York State Thwy,I-90 and go West for 84 miles | 262.0 |
| 11 | Exit New York State Thwy,I-90 via ramp at sign reading "Exit 31 I-790 to Utica and RT-8 / RT-12" and go West for 0.5 miles | 262.5 |
| 12 | Bear right on I-790 and go Northwest for 0.3 miles | 262.8 |
| 13 | Exit I-790 via ramp at sign reading "Genesee St North and I-790 W / RT-5 / RT-8 / RT-12" and go Northwest for 1000 feet | 262.9 |
| 14 | Turn right on Genesee St and go Northeast for 900 feet | 263.1 |
| 15 | Turn left on RT-5 and go West for 0.9 miles | 264.0 |
| 16 | Continue on RT-49 and go Northwest for 500 feet | 264.1 |
| 17 | Bear right on ramp at sign reading "RT-8 N / RT-12 N to Poland / Watertown" and go North for 0.3 miles | 264.4 |
| 18 | Continue on RT-12 and go North for 22 miles | 286.4 |
| 19 | Turn right on ramp at sign reading "RT-28 N to Old Forge" and go North for 0.4 miles | 286.8 |
| 20 | Turn right on RT-28 and go Northeast for 31 miles | 317.9 |
| 21 | Turn left on Rondaxe Rd,CR-93 and go Northwest for 1.3 miles to Old Forge, NY | 319.1 |