Running route around Lower East Side, NYC?

The track is open to the public and the you won’t have to worry about dodging tourists in Battery Park if you’re out at 6am.

There's a running/cycling path along both rivers. The west side for sure is continuous. The east river I'm less certain of (it's been a while since I've tried it and they've done a lot of consturction there), but google maps seems to say it's good going south.

You're only a couple miles from central park, you could take a cab or train one way and run the other.

Another thing you could do is run across one of the bridges into brooklyn/queens.

I live half a block from Tompkins Square Park. Enjoy your stay, the food scene in the east village is incredible and everything you’d need is in walking distance.

For running, you could run endless unobstructed miles on the river. Take the footbridge on 6th street over the FDR to the east river path south, and then that connects at the bottom of manhattan to the Hudson River greenway. For shorter runs you can also go north and run up to the pier near the UN building at 42nd street and then turn around. The east river track is open to the public anytime.

Other good routes include taking the Williamsburg bridge over to Brooklyn, running through the navy yard, and then taking the Manhattan bridge back to the city. I also enjoy taking the Manhattan bridge into Brooklyn and running through park slope to Prospect Park, doing a full loop there and then running home. That’ll get you a decently long run. And then obviously Central Park is a great option whenever you’re in the area.

Thank you so much for the info! Much appreciated.

Running nyc - Looking forward to checking out your neighborhood! Is the bike path is continuous from the 6th St. footbridge all the way down to Battery Park? The maps make it look like the path stops around Pier 36 and turns into South St., which is a little confusing.

i hate cities wrote:

Thank you so much for the info! Much appreciated.

Running nyc - Looking forward to checking out your neighborhood! Is the bike path is continuous from the 6th St. footbridge all the way down to Battery Park? The maps make it look like the path stops around Pier 36 and turns into South St., which is a little confusing.

Yes it’s continuous. You run under the FDR at points which is why the map is unclear but it connects all the way to Battery Park.

I love running in NYC when I visit. My favorite run is to run along the river to the Manhattan Bridge then across the Brooklyn Bridge back into Manhattan. If you run in the morning, Brooklyn Bridge is not bad to run on but during the day, it is a nightmare to run on. There is nothing like running the Bridges.

81runner wrote:

I love running in NYC when I visit. My favorite run is to run along the river to the Manhattan Bridge then across the Brooklyn Bridge back into Manhattan. If you run in the morning, Brooklyn Bridge is not bad to run on but during the day, it is a nightmare to run on. There is nothing like running the Bridges.

IMO W'burg is the superior bridge to run across....so would recommend loops of Manhattan and W'burg bridges. The other benefit is that the running in-between (around Navy Yards in BK and along the FDR in Manhattan) is also better than that for loops including the Brooklyn Bridge.

The bridges are great for running but just make sure you have your directions figured out first because it’s not super obvious how to get on them if you’re new to the area. Also GPS goes totally bonkers under the FDR around the seaport just so you’re not surprised.