For the next 2 @.@ 5 miles ( 4 @.@ 0 km ) , the route pass by open fields as it overlook the lake to the east . The route gradually descend back into the valley as it head further northward into the town of Fleming . Once in Fleming , NY 38 runs along the lakeshore and serve a long line of lakeside homes as it pass by a series of fields to the west . The amount of development along the route begin to increase at the northern end of the lake in the hamlet of Melrose Park , where NY 38 meet NY 437 by way of a traffic circle . At this point , NY 437 become the primary lakeside highway while NY 38 become a four @-@ lane divided highway and heads northwest as Lake Avenue toward the city of Auburn .