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Circle To Circle °Night Walk Alongside Central Pk
New York City, New York, USA

Circle To Circle °Night Walk Alongside Central Pk

Length3.7 mi
Elev. Gain131.2 ft
Est. Steps8500
Road
Public transport
Places to sit
Wheelchair friendly
Stroller friendly
Kid friendly
Dog friendly
Historic site
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Circle To Circle °Night Walk Alongside Central Pk Introduction

Circle To Circle °Night Walk Alongside Central Pk is a 3.7 mile (8,500-step) route located near New York City, New York, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 131.2 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
A quieter safer city walk in the dark of early winter (or later summer) nights. We start off at Lincoln Center and walk to Columbus Circle at the SW tip of Central and walk the entire 2 1/2 mile length of Central Park to the Frederick Douglas Cirlcle at the NW tip of the Park. Along the way at 72nd Street we pass the famous “Dakota” building where John Lennon & Yoko Ono lived, at 77th to 81st Streets the renown American Museum of Natural History where coincidentally the 2006 movie “Night At The Museum” starring Ben Stiller & Robin WIlliams took place. Then we walk down 110th Street and Broadway passing the Southern edge of Morningside Park along the way. All seven subway lines that run along the upper Westside stop at Columbus Circle. If you want a shorter route there are subway stops every ½ mile or less.along the way. Also you can start the walk at Columbus Circle instead of Lincoln Center. Enjoy a brisk safe quiet walk in the nighttime. There is enough lighting, people and traffic around to feel safe.

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Frederick Douglass Memorial

Historical
The Frederick Douglass Memorial is a memorial commemorating Frederick Douglass, installed at the northwest corner of New York City's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial includes an 8-foot bronze sculpture depicting Douglass by Gabriel Koren and a large circle and fountain designed by Algernon Miller.

Alice Tully Hall

Building
Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City. It is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assisted in the construction of the hall. Tully Hall is located within the Juilliard Building, a Brutalist structure, which was designed by renowned architect Pietro Belluschi, and completed and opened in 1969.

66th Street–Lincoln Center station

Building
66th Street–Lincoln Center is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 66th Street and Broadway, it is served by the 1 train at all times, and by the 2 train during late nights.

81st Street–Museum of Natural History station

Building
81st Street–Museum of Natural History is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the B on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only.

257 Central Park West

Place
257 Central Park West, constructed between 1905 and 1906, currently is a co-op apartment building located on the southwest corner of 86th Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.Designed by the firm of Mulliken and Moeller and built by Gotham Building & Construction, the structure was erected as a luxury apartment house originally called the Central Park View.

101 Central Park West

Place
101 is a residential building located at 101 Central Park West between 70th and 71st street in New York City. The apartment building was constructed in 1929 in the Neo-Renaissance style by architects Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross. It is situated next to The Majestic, an apartment complex located between 71st and 72nd Street and to Congregation Shearith Israel which is located on 70th Street.

103rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Building
103rd Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West 103rd Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side, it is served by the B on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only.

353 Central Park West

Place
353 Central Park West is an apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. It is located at the corner of Central Park West and West 95th Street.The 19-story building with its landmark series of receding terraces creating a tower effect was built in 1992.

Frederick Douglass Circle

Building
Frederick Douglass Circle is a traffic circle located at the northwest corner of Central Park at the intersection of Eighth Avenue (Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Central Park West) and 110th Street (Cathedral Parkway and Central Park North) in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The traffic circle is named for the American abolitionist, women’s suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer Frederick Douglass.

The Majestic (New York City)

Place
The Majestic (or Majestic Apartments) is a twin-towered skyscraper housing cooperative located at 115 Central Park West between 71st Street and 72nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The steel framed building was constructed in 1930–1931 and designed in the Art Deco style by architect and real estate developer Irwin S.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

3.7 mi

Elev. Gain

131.2 ft

Est. Steps

8500
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