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Cycling and running routes in New York

Ranked from 5,891 runs and 1,199 rides Remap built across New York. Checked every month. How we rank them

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The best 10 km runs in New York

The best scoring runs in New York at each distance, one per district. The running page has every district.

The best 20 km rides in New York

We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of New York then rode 20 km, 60 km and 100 km from the best of them and kept the best stations at each distance. These are their best scoring rides.

Running by district

We tested a run from 528 stations across New York and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 46 in all. How we pick the starts

Running in parks and forests

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park 13 runs Gateway National Recreation Area 5 runs Pelham Bay Park 4 runs Prospect Park 8 runs Bronx Park 4 runs Central Park 11 runs Van Cortlandt Park 7 runs

Cycling by station

We tested 80 stations, one in each 3 km square of New York. These 9 start the best rides, each distance keeping its own. No two at one distance are within 6 km of each other, so they spread across the city.

Cycling in parks and forests

Shirley Chisholm State Park 3 rides Flushing Meadows-Corona Park 19 rides Hudson River Park 19 rides Gateway National Recreation Area 24 rides Pelham Bay Park 11 rides Floyd Bennett Field 5 rides Prospect Park 11 rides Fort Washington Park 9 rides Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 4 rides Bronx Park 9 rides Central Park 16 rides Leif Ericson Drive 6 rides Van Cortlandt Park 8 rides