Running and Walking in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is an fascinating part of New York City, full of character and diversity. It also has an enthusiastic running community, some excellent running clubs, and some outstanding running trails. Brooklyn is convenient to reach from Manhattan, whether on foot from uptown or by subway from in any place on the island, so you do not have to be a Brooklyn dweller to consider running or walking here.

The focal point for running in Brooklyn is hope Park, Brooklyn's riposte to Central Park. It is 526 acres, practically two-thirds the size of Central Park. It has a paved loop road, 3.35 miles around, accomplished to vehicle traffic much of the time. It has some needful hills at the northern end, production for a great training location. It is de facto reached by subway, or you can connect on foot from City Hall via the Brooklyn Bridge, scenic Brooklyn Heights, and uptown Brooklyn (about four miles).

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For longer length runs, I love the triangle of hope Park, Bay Ridge, and Coney Island. You can get from hope Park to the Bay Ridge shore via Fort Hamilton Parkway, Leif Ericson Park, and the shore trail. The shore trail will also take you on to the Coney Island Boardwalk. You can then get from Coney Island back to hope Park via wide and friendly Ocean Parkway. The whole loop is about 20 miles but you can de facto just do pieces of it since there are subway stations at all apexes of the triangle. Both Bay Ridge and hope Park are excellent places to end a long run because there are many good casual restaurant/bars close by for winding down afterwards. Coney Island is not so good for restaurants and bars but it does have an amusement park and Nathan's celebrated hot dogs so it may work for you as a destination.

Running and Walking in Brooklyn

The third leg noted above is the route of the Brooklyn Half-Marathon run in late May - the policy of that race involves a couple of loops of hope Park followed by the run along Ocean Parkway to conclude on the Coney Island boardwalk. This is a great race that I would recommend to anyone.

Brooklyn also has some excellent longer length running added out. The trail following the Belt Parkway along the shore can take you about seven miles from Canarsie to Sheepshead Bay, optionally chronic added along the streets to Coney Island. There is also a long route connecting that trail to the Rockaway Beach boardwalk in Queens. All of the endpoints in the above - Canarsie, Sheepshead Bay, and the Rockaways - are served by subway so you can devise some very fascinating outings here without production it an out-and-back route.

Even if you are not so keen on long runs, be sure to run or walk the Brooklyn Bridge (and/or the Manhattan Bridge) and continue up to Brooklyn Heights to admire the Manhattan skyline from that angle.

Enjoy your running or walking in New York's most fascinating borough, Brooklyn!

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