New York County Hiking and Mountain Bike Tours Guide
Cyclists entering the southern perimeter of Central Park at 59th Street face a steady uphill grade known locally to road riders and mountain bikers as Harlem Hill. Asphalt loops curve past granite outcrops, while pedestrians crowd the paved pathways and horse-drawn carriages share the lower drives during weekday mornings. New York County packs miles of paved and gravel-surfaced pathways into a dense urban grid, offering riders and walkers distinct routes through concrete canyons and manicured landscape architecture designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the nineteenth century. As an outdoor guide who has logged countless miles on these routes, I appreciate how this borough manages to blend rigorous physical exertion with nineteenth-century park design. Mountain Biking Options