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

Central Park Loop

Length6.1 mi
Elev. Gain305 ft
Est. Steps14000
Created by Shackleton

Central Park Loop Introduction

Central Park Loop is a 6.1 mile (14,000-step) route located near New York City, New York, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 305 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Central Park Loop

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Central Park Carousel

Park
The Central Park Carousel, officially the Michael Friedsam Memorial Carousel, is a vintage wood-carved 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.

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.

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 Balto

Tourist Attraction
A bronze statue of Balto by Frederick Roth is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. Balto (1919 – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog belonging to musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala. He achieved fame when he reportedly led a team of sled dogs on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which diphtheria antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, Alaska, by train and then to Nome by dog sled to combat an outbreak of the disease.

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.

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.

King Jagiello Monument

Tourist Attraction
The King Jagiełło Monument (Polish: Pomnik Króla Jagiełły) is an equestrian monument of Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, located in Central Park, New York City. The monument commemorates the Battle of Grunwald, a decisive defeat of the Teutonic Order in 1410. Originally made by Stanisław K.

1973 New York City bomb plot

Place
The 1973 New York City bomb plot was a plan by the Palestinian militant group Black September to detonate three car bombs in New York City at the same time Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir arrived there in March 1973. The bombs failed to explode, but the main suspect, Khalid Duhham Al-Jawary, was not caught until January 1991.

1067 Fifth Avenue

Place
1067 Fifth Avenue is a luxury cooperative located on Fifth Avenue between East 87th and 88th Streets in the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.

Cedar Hill (Central Park)

Place
Cedar Hill is an east-facing slope in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. The hill is home to many red cedars that form a line of clumps on its crest. Low outcroppings of rock in the mowed turf were grooved and scarred by the last glacial period. The hill is used for reading and sunbathing, as well as sledding in winter, and is a preferred area for dog owners.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

6.1 mi

Elev. Gain

305 ft

Est. Steps

14000
Created by
Shackleton
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