New York’s “Park Perimeter Loop” takes you on the outermost ground-level path around Central Park. Looking to grab an orange lap leader jersey? This is the only timed route on NYC’s course!
New York’s “Park Perimeter Loop” takes you on the outermost ground-level path around Central Park. Looking to grab an orange lap leader jersey? This is the only timed route on NYC’s course!
Route Basics
Length: 9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Elevation: 126 m (413‘)
Lead-In: 0.4 km (0.2 miles)
Map: New York
Start & Finish
This course travels north from the start pens, which means you do not ride through the start/finish banner until the end of the first lap in an event. Therefore, we’ve created two Strava forward segments: one beginning just after you exit the pens to cover your first event lap, and the other beginning at the start/finish banner for additional laps and free rides.
The main start/finish banner is the finish line for this route.
Achievement Badge: 190 XP
Sprint & KQOM Segments |
| NY Sprint (0.15 km, -4.3%) |
Strava Segments
Bike Selection
Aero is everything here, since the climbs aren’t long or steep enough for a pure climber to give you a significant advantage. See Fastest Frames and Wheels at Each Zwift Level >
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Route Description
Route profile by ZwiftHub – the place to plan and track your route achievements!
Every inch of this route is taken from real-world GPS data, so riders acquainted with Central Park will find these roads familiar. The course’s rolling profile is rarely flat or straight, and a few punchy pitches including Harlem Hill to the north mean you must stay vigilant when racing. Along the way don’t miss the fall colors and many sights of Central Park: hot dog vendors, pedestrians, wildlife, water features, and of course the NYC skyline.
Hi Eric, would this be a route ideally suited to a Tron bike? Trying to find a few seconds for a race on Tuesday. For a friend..😁
Yes as it’s a mostly rolling course..
if ever Zwift decides to add to this world it would be fun to have a route down to the Hudson River. There is a bike path there that goes to the George Washington bridge. Often IRL cyclists take the bridge to NJ and can ride along the river on the NJ side. The route could then come back around south on 9W back to the bridge. Easy for me to say I’m not the one that would have to draw it 🙂
Good idea! On the return we could go through one of the tunnels!
Hey @Eric Schlange , looks like there’s no link for “NYC Sprint Reverse” in the side menu (it just points to here)