Route Description
NY 41A begins about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the village of Homer at an intersection with NY 41 in the town of Homer. The two-lane route winds westward through a rural, wooded section of Homer, ascending in elevation before crossing the Cortland–Cayuga county line. Now in the town of Summer Hill, NY 41A crosses an intersection with Atwood Road (unsigned County Route 81A or CR 81A) and Cutler School Road (CR 81C) in the hamlet of Como. After Como, the route bends northwest, crossing through the town of Summer Hill past Lake Como and a junction with Branch Road (CR 103), where NY 41A turns northward.
The route starts winding north, crossing through the rural sections of Summer Hill, before crossing a junction with Crofoot Road (CR 60) and into the town of Sempronius. The nature of the road does not change much through Sempronius, crossing a junction with the northern terminus of Atwood Road (CR 81A). About a mile to the north, NY 41A crosses into the hamlet of Sempronius, a small residential commune built around the junction with Phillips Road (CR 69A). Just north of the hamlet, NY 41A reaches a junction with Hartnett Road Spur, where it turns westward, to Reynolds Road, where it returns northward. Crossing a junction with Sayles Corners Road (CR 63B).
The route bends northwest, paralleling Bear Swamp Creek through the town of Sempronius before bending north into the town of Niles. Just after crossing into the town of Niles, NY 41A crosses into the hamlet of New Hope, crossing a junction with New Hope Road and North Glen Haven Road (CR 66A). This junction serves as the center of New Hope, a residential community on this section of Cayuga County. Crossing north through Niles, NY 41A soon turns northwest as it approaches Skaneateles Lake, one of New York's Finger Lakes, running along the shoreline through the area, with a western turn at Amerman Road. At the northern terminus of Old Salt Road (CR 67), this process repeats itself, crossing into Onondaga County.
Now in the town of Skaneateles, NY 41A gains the name West Lake Road, running along Skaneateles Lake, intersecting the northern terminus of NY 359 (Lacy Road) at the lakeside hamlet of Mandana. Continuing north along the western shore of the lake, NY 41A crosses through Thornton Heights and Winding Ways and passes the Skaneateles Aero Dome. After crossing a junction with Benson Road (CR 117), NY 41A crosses through the Skaneateles Country Club and into the village of Skaneateles. Now known as Kane Avenue, NY 41A serves several residential blocks before ending at a junction with US 20 (West Genesee Street).
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