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Central Park Outer Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
New York

Central Park Outer Loop

New York City, New York

6.4 mi

Distance

1,683 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 14m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Central Park Outer Loop is a loop trail in New York County, New York. It is 6.4 miles long. The nearest town is Edgewater, New Jersey, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:7 ft
Max:63 ft
Gain:513 ft
Loss:513 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 7 ft and 63 ft across 6.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.7 ft26 ft44 ft63 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.2 mi4.8 mi6.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi36 ft
High point4.9 mi63 ft
End6.4 mi36 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Edgewater, NJ · about 2 mi away
County:
New York County, NY

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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