The CENTRAL PARK MAPSCOLLECTION
is reproduced here from our printed ILLUSTRATED
CENTRAL PARK MAP
available at Barnes & Noble in New York City.
The
Great Hill Jogging Track: W105: 1/4 Mile The Great Hill Oval is a favorite running track for those who want to pace their
daily run to
laps instead of a more extensive run.The Great
Hill was originally designed as a
high elevation, the third highest in the Park, where visitors could enjoy an
unobstructed
view of the Hudson River and the Palisades. It was also a carriage concourse
where the
affluent could mingle with others of their class. Time of course changed all
of this, even the view.
With tall buildings and increased foliage baring the once magnificent site of
the river in the
distance the Great Hill needs no excuse for its being. Though unfamiliar to most
Park
visitors due to its location in an obscure part of the northwestern quadrant
of the Park
the residents of the area and occasional visitors from beyond its community perimeter
find it
a wonderful place to enjoy a picnic, have a quiet jog or even sunbathe or read
on the untrampled
grass of the hilltop meadow.
