I just got my bike and am trying to get from Chelsea to the loop in Central Park with the least amount of traffic and danger. Does anyone know a good route?
chelsea piers to central park
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 11:11am
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 11:40am
#1
depends on when....
weekday mornings around 6am I go right up 8th ave without incident.
if i'm feeling a bit slow I go up the West side path to the cut off (I believe it's 57th or 58th not sure exactly) then huck up that hill and shoot across to the park.....
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 2:00pm
#2
Old route
I lived on W 68th (bet Broadway and Columbus) and found the following route fine:
North on bike path until 59th St.
L on 59th St (sanitation bulding on your left) and go under West Side Hwy
L at West End Ave/11th St traffic light
R at 65th or 64th St (one block past Toga)
L at Amsterdam Ave
R at W 68th St
R at Central Park West
L at W 67th St into Central Park - Tavern on the Green entrance.
You could cross West End Ave via 59th St but you need to turn left and head up Amsterdam ... this seems a little busy eventually because you need to get into the 59th St circle traffic.
You can head up bike path to 72nd Street climbing a hill and ending up near Eleanor Roosevelt statue (72nd and Riverside Drive) and head east into the park.
I don't know how to exit the bike path via 89th St. On my way home to Englewood, I take the path until 95th St and ride north on Riverside Drive.
diane
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 2:24pm
#3
Where in Chelsea are you? I'm on 24th.and 9th.
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 11:49am
#7
You can take the bikeway up to 89th street and then go east into the park. 89th street is very calm.
Mon, 08/01/2005 - 3:25pm
#8
89th St runs East-West.
90th St runs West-East and has an entry to the park.
- Christian
