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Prospect Park Loop

New York City, New York, USA

Prospect Park Loop

Length3.4 mi
Elev. Gain118.1 ft
Est. Steps8000

Park

Drinking water

Playground

Places to sit

Wheelchair friendly

Stroller friendly

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Historic site

Lake or River

Created by jylafond
Introduction
Prospect Park Loop is a 3.4 mile (8,000-step) route located near New York City, New York, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 118.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Waypoints

Start Point

Waypoint 1

One (1) Loop around Prospect Park

End Point

Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch

Historical
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a triumphal arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, just north of Prospect Park. Built from 1889 to 1892, the arch is dedicated "To the Defenders of the Union, 1861–1865".The eastern end with a stairway to the observation deck and crowning sculpture was occasionally open to the public until the early 2000s, when deterioration of the interior made it unsafe for the public.

Prospect Park Zoo

Tourist Attraction
The Prospect Park Zoo is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) zoo located off Flatbush Avenue on the eastern side of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City. As of 2016, the zoo houses 864 animals representing about 176 species, and as of 2007, it averages 300,000 visitors annually. The Prospect Park Zoo is operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

Litchfield Villa

Historical
Litchfield Villa, or "Grace Hill", is an Italianate mansion built in 1854–1857 on a large private estate now located in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City. It is located on Prospect Park West at 5th Street. The villa was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, America's leading architect of the fashionable Italianate style for railroad and real estate developer Edwin Clark Litchfield.

Mount Prospect Park

Park
Mount Prospect Park is a 7.79-acre (3.15 ha) park in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It includes Mount Prospect, the second highest point in Brooklyn. It is located on Eastern Parkway near Underhill Avenue, close to Grand Army Plaza. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Lesbian Herstory Archives

Tourist Attraction
The Lesbian Herstory Archives (LHA) is a New York City-based archive, community center, and museum dedicated to preserving lesbian history, located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Archives contain the world's largest collection of materials by and about lesbians.The Archives were founded in 1974 by lesbian members of the Gay Academic Union who had organized a group to discuss sexism within that organization.

Battle of Long Island

Place
The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. The victory over the Americans gave the British control of strategically important Port of New York. It was fought on August 27, 1776, and was the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War to take place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776.

Brooklyn Public Library

Library
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is the public library system of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. It is the fifth largest public library system in the United States. Like the two other public library systems in New York City, it is an independent nonprofit organization that is funded by the New York City and State governments, the federal government, and private donors.

15th Street–Prospect Park station

Building
15th Street–Prospect Park is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 15th Street east of Prospect Park West in Windsor Terrace/Park Slope, Brooklyn, it is served by the F and G trains at all times.

Battle Pass

Place
Battle Pass, formerly known as Flatbush Pass or Valley Grove or The Porte, is a historic hill pass that played a significant part in the 1776 Battle of Long Island, and that is currently part of Prospect Park in Brooklyn.Flatbush Pass went through Heights of Guan along the Native American trail that preceded the original route of Flatbush Road, and was at the border between the Towns of Brooklyn and Flatbush in Kings County under the Dongan Charter of November 12, 1685.

Boathouse on the Lullwater of the Lake in Prospect Park

Place
Boathouse on the Lullwater of the Lake in Prospect Park is located in the eastern part of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York City. It is situated on the northeast shore of the Lullwater, a waterway north of Prospect Park's Lake and southeast of the Ravine.
Comments
Regina
2022/08/16
Love outdoors🥰
Route Details

Length

3.4 mi

Elev. Gain

118.1 ft

Est. Steps

8000
Created by
jylafond
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