NYC Half route map
13.1 miles from Prospect Park in Brooklyn, over the Brooklyn Bridge, up the FDR Drive and across 42nd Street, through Times Square and into Central Park. The course mile by mile, and your own race drawn with your chip time.
NYC Half course at a glance
- Distance
- 13.1 miles (21.1 km)
- Start
- Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, by the Brooklyn Museum
- Finish
- West Drive, Central Park
- Bridge
- The Brooklyn Bridge, since 2025. Not the Manhattan Bridge any more
- Finish closes
- 1:30 pm
- Next race
- Sunday 21 March 2027
The map is plotted from the published route. Approximate: the turn on Flatbush Avenue isn't published, so it's placed from the mile markers. Check the organiser's site for this year's exact course.
The NYC Half route, mile by mile
- Miles 1 to 3A loop of Prospect Park, including the climb up Battle Pass, round Grand Army Plaza and down Flatbush Avenue past Barclays Center.
- Miles 4 and 5Onto Tillary Street and up onto the Brooklyn Bridge at about mile 4, over the East River and down the ramp onto the FDR Drive.
- Miles 5 to 9About four miles north up the FDR along the East River. Straight, quiet and a good place to settle.
- Miles 9 to 11Off the FDR onto 42nd Street, past the United Nations, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central and the Public Library.
- Mile 11 to the finishRight up Seventh Avenue through Times Square, past Carnegie Hall, along Central Park South and into the park for the finish on West Drive.
Where it hurts
Battle Pass
A real climb in Prospect Park, early, when everyone is running too fast.
The Brooklyn Bridge
Up to the middle, then a long drop down the other side.
Central Park
Rolling roads for the last mile, just when you want it flat.
Elevation
The organiser gives no total, but it isn't flat: the climb up Battle Pass in Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the rolling roads of Central Park at the end. The FDR and 42nd Street in between are close to level.
Your NYC Half, with your chip time
Your own race drawn street by street from your watch, the landmarks named, and your chip time on a finisher's medal hung from the top of the print.
The print shown is the Rome Marathon. Yours is drawn from your own NYC Half file.
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Good questions
Does the NYC Half go over the Brooklyn Bridge or the Manhattan Bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge, since 2025. Older guides still say the Manhattan Bridge, which the course used before.
Where does the NYC Half start and finish?
It starts on Washington Avenue in Brooklyn, by the Brooklyn Museum, and finishes on West Drive in Central Park.
Is the NYC Half hilly?
In places: Battle Pass in Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. The FDR and 42nd Street are flat.
What's the cut-off?
The finish closes at 1:30 pm, and the Brooklyn Bridge closes to runners at 10:20 am.
When is the next NYC Half?
Sunday 21 March 2027, according to the organiser.
Can I order a print before race day?
Yes. Order now, choose Send later, and send your file after you finish.
Course details from the organiser, checked September 2026. Custom Map Print is not connected to the race or its organisers. Runners in an earlier NYC Half, in Midtown Manhattan: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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