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Central Park
The Ramble, a wilderness area
Central Park has 136 acres of woodlands, including
the Ramble and the North Woods. The Ramble extends from the Lake's northern
edge (73rd and 74th street) to 79th and lies between the north-south drives
to the east and west. The paths are quite close together, so it is pretty
safe even in the remotest areas, especially on weekends. You'll find old
ladies and men sitting on benches in the middle of the wilderness, sometimes
alone, sometimes not. |
Sycamores and clearing. Coming from Cedar Hill, we'll
be near the top of the Ramble (79th.) It's too hard to give directions,
for there are many paths. Here are some random photos. |
Couple on a path
The San Remo on Central Park West
If you turned left as you came from Cedar Hill and
followed the shore opposite the boathouse (barely visible paths), you
may have reached the Point, the end of a little peninsula and the southernmost
area of the Ramble, close to (but across the lake from) the Terrace and
Bethesda Fountain. This observer at the Point enjoys watching boaters. |
There's a lot of bramble in the ramble, and the Point is really off the beaten path.
Bethesda Fountain and Terrace are in the distance. This
little inlet is between the peninsula with the Point (left) and a larger
landmass with Bow Bridge at its tip. Bow Bridge connects the Ramble and
Cherry Hill. |
The Gill is next to Azalea Pond. This area is hard to find, but it's on a Central Park map.
You'll most likely see this pedestrian tunnel and bridge
at some point. It's not from the West Side bridge north of the Lake. Head
uphill for the following two views (but it may be easier to use the wooden
railing as a reference. You'll see it in the next photo). |
That wooden railing (far center) is by the lake, so when you see it, head uphill on a path.
That's the rock featured in many photos from Hernshead, which we'll visit soon..
And here we are at that rock, across from Hernshead, the boulder in the distance.
Hernshead, on the west side near the north-south drive (75th).
If you entered at WEST 79th, you passed over a little
bridge by the gray-green reeds. The dome is part of the Museum of Natural
History. |
This fallen tree, by the north-south drive, is on
a path to the Ramble entrance near 79th. If you
missed the little hill with the brook and would like to see it,
the easiest way to find it is to go north from Hernshead (75th) and veer
right (77th), then make a another right across the bridge with the green
duckweed and follow the shoreline. Then go uphill at some point when you
see the wooden railing. |
| 1. Grand Army Plaza | 2. The Pond | 3. Skating Rink |
| 4. The Zoo | 5. The Dairy, Carousel | 6. Trees, Mall |
| 7. Bethesda Fountain | 8. Conservatory Water | 9. Alice in Wonderland |
| 10. You are here. Ramble | 11. Belvedere Castle | 12. Hernshead |
| 13. The Lake | 14. Cherry Hill | 15. Sheep Meadow, The Maine |
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