This loop features Citipark (NY Mets), the Queens Art Museum, Arthur Ashe Stadium (US Open — Tennis), and an array of art pieces left over from the World’s Fair. Extension option of 2.4 miles around Meadow Lake.
A wonderful resource for Queens runners and those Manhattanites willing to cross the Triborough Bridge. Wonderful view of the city skyline and the Triborough Bridge, in this lovely park.
Waterfront park with great views of the East Manhattan skyline. The park has lots of recreational resources, bikeways, a cafe, playgrounds, and more.
This route is perfect if you’re staying at a JFK Airport area hotel. One can put together a lovely 3-mile mile perimeter loop, including Baisley Pond Park and its lovely pond.
One of the most spectacular botanical gardens in the country. It is possible to run in here, especially the outer loop, which we’ve mapped out. We have also included a map of the botanical gardens.
NYC’s fourth largest park. Great options for runners, with trails and marked cross-country courses, through the park’s ridges, valleys, forests, wetlands, aqueducts, and lake. Includes the new Putnam Greenway, which runs the length of the park
Recently re-opened after being closed for decades, NYC’s oldest standing bridge connects Manhattan to the Bronx at the Harlem River. The run includes lovely Highbridge Park on the Manhattan side.
NYC’s largest park! Overlooking Pelham Bay on Long Island Sound, There's a good variety of running options here, including multi-use paths, fields, a beachside promenade, and a more rugged loop around Hunters Island.
2800 acre greenbelt with 35 miles of trails, including a 2.6 mile ‘circuit’ trail and several other marked ‘loops’ of different distance options. We’ve mapped routes and included a trail map.