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Central Park
New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA

Central Park

Length1.6 mi
Elev. Gain39.4 ft
Est. Steps3500
Created by David0007

Central Park Introduction

Central Park is a 1.6 mile (3,500-step) route located near New York City, New York, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 39.4 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Central Park

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Central Park Carousel

Park
The Central Park Carousel, officially the Michael Friedsam Memorial Carousel, is a vintage carousel located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, at the southern end of the park, near East 65th Street. It is the fourth carousel on the site where it is located.

Bust of Giuseppe Mazzini

Tourist Attraction
An outdoor bronze bust of Giuseppe Mazzini by Giovanni Turini is installed in Central Park's Sheep Meadow, in Manhattan, New York. The sculpture was commissioned by a group of Italian-Americans and was dedicated in 1878 with a speech by American poet William Cullen Bryant. It sits on a granite pedestal, which includes two inscriptions that translate to "thought and action" and "God and the people".

Statue of Daniel Webster (New York City)

Tourist Attraction
An outdoor bronze sculpture of Daniel Webster by Thomas Ball is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. The "larger-than-life-size" statue was commissioned in the 1870s, to be installed along Central Park's Mall. It was instead installed along the West Drive at 72nd Street due to size restrictions.

The Falconer (Simonds)

Tourist Attraction
The Falconer is a bronze sculpture in Central Park, New York City by English sculptor George Blackall Simonds. It depicts a man in a theatrical version of Elizabethan dress standing on a high granite pedestal, releasing a hunting falcon.The Falconer, cast in 1871 in Florence, was erected in 1875 on a prominent rock overlooking the confluence of Terrace Drive and another carriage drive near the West 72nd Street drive entrance.

Statue of Christopher Columbus (Central Park)

Tourist Attraction
An outdoor bronze sculpture of Christopher Columbus by Jeronimo Suñol is installed in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.

Statue of William Shakespeare (New York City)

Tourist Attraction
William Shakespeare is an outdoor bronze sculpture of William Shakespeare by John Quincy Adams Ward, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. The statue was created in 1870 and unveiled in Central Park in 1872. Four thousand dollars towards the funding of the statue was raised at a benefit performance of Julius Caesar on November 24, 1864, performed by the sons of Junius Brutus Booth (Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., Edwin Booth, and John Wilkes Booth) at the Winter Garden Theater.

Indian Hunter (Ward)

Tourist Attraction
Indian Hunter is an outdoor bronze sculpture by John Quincy Adams Ward, located at Central Park in Manhattan, New York. It was cast in 1866 and dedicated on February 4, 1869. The statue was Central Park's first sculpture by an American artist.

Statue of Walter Scott (New York City)

Tourist Attraction
Sir Walter Scott is an outdoor bronze portrait statue of Walter Scott and the writer's favorite dog Maida by John Steell, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. The memorial sculpture, a replica of the 1845 original in Edinburgh's Scott Monument, was cast in 1871 and dedicated on November 27, 1872.

JW Marriott Essex House

Tourist Attraction
The JW Marriott Essex House (commonly known as the Essex House) is a luxury hotel at 160 Central Park South in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the southern border of Central Park. Opened in 1931, the hotel is 44 stories tall and contains 426 Art Deco–style rooms and 101 suites, as well as 147 condominium residences.

The Dairy

Tourist Attraction
The Dairy is a small building in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, just south of the 65th Street transverse road. The building was designed by the architect Calvert Vaux, and was completed in 1871 as a restaurant. It now serves as one of five visitor centers in the park managed by the Central Park Conservancy and also contains a gift shop.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

1.6 mi

Elev. Gain

39.4 ft

Est. Steps

3500
Created by
David0007
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