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The Central Park Loop

Running Route

Easy

6.06 mi

392 ft

“The” classic run in New York City is unequivocally the Central Park Loop. Any day of the week, any time of day, you will find hordes of runners circling the park. Central Park has amazing scenery, a variety of hilly and flat terrain, easy access to restrooms, water and public transportation, iconic landmarks, and plenty of other runners for motivation. The park is especially beloved by runners as it is home to many of the NYRR races including the finish of the NYC Marathon. The standard Central Park Loop is 6.1 miles but there are a few ways to shorten the loop if you like. If you are running the full loop be sure to leave some gas in the tank to get you up the famous “Harlem Hill”, the rollers on the west side of the reservoir, and “Cat Hill” with its cougar statue taunting you from a rocky perch. The streets are closed to vehicles on the weekends and Monday through Friday from 10AM – 3PM and 7PM – 10PM. At all other times you’ll want to stay in the designated lane for pedestrians. And always be sure to go with the flow of traffic and run counter-clockwise.

Created By

Strava Athlete

November 19, 2013·Public

Route and Elevation

Segments

Name	Distance	Elev. Diff.	Avg. Grade
C Circle Full Lap	6.03 mi	-105 ft	-0.0%
Horse Alley	0.24 mi	23 ft	0.4%
Rink-E72Interval	0.55 mi	33 ft	0.8%
Central Park Loop	5.50 mi	-95 ft	-0.0%
Cat Hill Mile	1.01 mi	62 ft	0.4%
CP East Drive Terrace to 86th	0.72 mi	62 ft	1.0%
CP east btw cross	1.72 mi	69 ft	0.2%
CP 72nd to 79th Climb	0.37 mi	52 ft	1.4%
Central Park Cat Hill	0.28 mi	52 ft	3.5%
Central Park Cats Paw Hill	0.23 mi	52 ft	3.7%
TRS Cat Hill	0.17 mi	46 ft	4.9%
Relay/Duathlon Race Run Halfway	1.24 mi	59 ft	0.4%
Cat Hill Repeats (Between Lamp Posts)	0.12 mi	36 ft	5.5%
1000m - Top of Cat Hill - North	0.63 mi	30 ft	0.7%
800m - The Met - North	0.50 mi	30 ft	0.9%
Final Quarter	0.28 mi	13 ft	0.7%
eastSideofReservoir	0.65 mi	-20 ft	-0.2%
400m - 85th St Big Tree - North	0.23 mi	16 ft	1.1%
Final straight to Engineer's Gate	0.17 mi	13 ft	1.3%
Harlem Meer Mile	1.02 mi	-52 ft	-0.8%
2017 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge	3.51 mi	-102 ft	-0.3%
fartlek piece	0.18 mi	-10 ft	-1.0%
97th street downhill sprint	0.35 mi	-30 ft	-1.5%
97th to ACP exit counterclockwise	0.89 mi	-66 ft	-1.0%
Central_Park_	2.79 mi	102 ft	0.0%
Harlem Hill Counterclockwise	0.37 mi	-52 ft	-2.6%
Zero Loss North Hill CP	1.12 mi	-75 ft	-0.1%
Up and Up again-Harlem Hill+	0.99 mi	82 ft	1.5%
Harlem hill	0.49 mi	92 ft	3.5%
Harlem Hill	0.42 mi	85 ft	3.7%
Central Park - North Hill	0.48 mi	85 ft	2.6%
Harlem Hill Steep - to traffic X	0.23 mi	62 ft	5.0%
The uphill itself	0.31 mi	69 ft	4.2%
Harlem Hill to 102nd counterclockwise	0.45 mi	-62 ft	-0.2%
The Three Sisters	1.04 mi	62 ft	0.9%
The Triplets	0.93 mi	59 ft	1.1%
uphill 102 to 96 upper west side	0.21 mi	30 ft	2.7%
th Street Transverse Climb	0.19 mi	164 ft	15.9%
W100 to 97 uphill sprint	0.08 mi	16 ft	3.8%
300 west 96 southbound	0.16 mi	7 ft	0.6%
westSideOfReservoir	0.57 mi	23 ft	0.7%
Denise Hill	0.25 mi	30 ft	2.1%
Guzman Uphill Sprint TLAT	0.09 mi	13 ft	2.6%
mile south from 90th	1.01 mi	-66 ft	-1.2%
86th Blitz	0.09 mi	3 ft	0.7%
West Drive 86th to 77th	0.57 mi	-66 ft	-1.4%
Five Block Drop - 86-81	0.31 mi	-33 ft	-1.6%
CP West Dr South Bound From Summit Rock	0.30 mi	-39 ft	-2.5%
CP West 78-61	1.00 mi	-36 ft	-0.2%
Hoffstein Hill	0.21 mi	33 ft	2.7%