New York’s “Gotham Grind” was created in January 2019 as an event-only route, but became an open route in the December 2022 update.
New York’s “Gotham Grind” was created in January 2019 as an event-only route, but became an open route in the December 2022 update.
Route Basics
Length: 9.3 km (5.8 miles)
Elevation: 96 m (315‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: New York
Start & Finish
Begins and ends at the main NYC start/finish banner.
Restriction:
Achievement Badge: 190 XP
Sprint & KQOM Segments |
| NY Sprint (0.15 km, -4.3%) |
Strava Segments
Route Description
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This is figure 8 route which stays on the ground-level roads of the lower and middle Central Park loops. It avoids the upper loop (and thus Harlem Hill), giving this route a rolling profile with no substantial climbs. The lower ground-level loop includes a sprint section, making this route ideal for events which include sprint efforts.
For the Strava segment, you spawn on the wrong side of the start/finish banner. So you have to do a U-turn to go to the banner and then U-turn again to get credit for the Strava segment on your first lap around the course. Zwift gives you credit for the route badge without doing the U-turns.