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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
I had tried to run the whole island perimeter. Not one day, but in chunks. Below the UN the East River is great until you get way downtown, then you get put out on streets. Above the UN it is weird, like there is a river path for a bit then you get kicked into streets for a bit. I don’t get why that isn’t complete?
West side is generally all good until just above the bridge where you get kicked into streets. I don’t get that at all because the northernmost part is that park with the Cloisters. Why can’t the bike path merge into that?
I have done the whole perimeter other than 155th to 121st on the east side. Someday.
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East side is wrecked. I run from Houston, north to 20th then back at 23rd then it stops further north. Below Houston it is under construction above the Manhattan Bridge. And there are spots it is under construction north of 42nd I just do not know where.
The West side is nice. I am going to try going further up the West side next time. But the GWB is as far north as I will go.
But the bridges into Brooklyn, Queens and back are good. You get hills and plenty of distance, you just have to watch out for maniac ebikes and scooters in the pedestrian lanes.
