Best hikes in Central Park
Ambleway maps 25 hikes in Central Park, from a 1.3-mile walk to a 14-mile day out. 4 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is West Pong–Central Park Beach, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Klahanie Park Woods–South Pond, 7 sights, gaining 1,332 ft, and the network tops out at 5,310 ft. 8 start within walking range of public transit.
- Klahanie Park Woods–South Pond, 7 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,332 ft
- South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 6 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft
- West Pong–Central Park Beach, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Central Park Lake–West Pong Loop, 6 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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- f1 via Monon Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- 202 Parkway Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 661 ft
- Woodland Garden–Wilson Pond, 3 lakes 7.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Monon Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bambei-Walker Reservoir & Central Park Promenade via Sand Creek Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bennett Lake & County Road C Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Arthur Ross Pinetum–Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, 8 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wilson Pond–Mill Pond, 3 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Sunset Pond & Issaquah-Preston Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- Neshaminy Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Illinois & Michigan Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Surface Water Retention Area 2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- power line trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Central Park Beach & Bike/Walking Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Pedestrian Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Coal Mine Loop Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Central Park Beach via Bike/Walking Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir–The Pool, 3 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Central Park Promenade 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Doylestown Bike & Hike Path Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- The Ravine–Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir Loop, 4 lakes 1.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft