prospect guided tour 1 small loop
sample route 1
Tianshu Shi

Start
Start of the small loop on an internal paved path on the north to northeast side of Prospect Park. This route is closer to the Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park Zoo, and Carousel side of the park than to the Lakeside side.
Begin here and continue southwest on the main paved path. Stay on the interior park route as the loop moves away from the park edge and into the north-side path network.
You are at the start of the small loop on an internal paved path on the north to northeast side of Prospect Park. This side of the park is closer to Grand Army Plaza, the Zoo, and the Carousel than to Lakeside.
Beacon 1
Internal paved path near the north-side park edge, still on the Grand Army Plaza / Zoo / Carousel side of Prospect Park. This is an early confirmation point before the route moves farther into the interior path system.
Continue southwest on the main paved path. Stay on the interior route as the path moves away from the edge of the park.
You are at Beacon 1 on an internal paved path near the north-side edge of Prospect Park. Stay on the main path and continue into the interior path network.
Beacon 2
Internal paved path on the north side of Prospect Park, between the park edge and the interior north-side path network. This section continues away from the Grand Army Plaza edge and deeper into the park.
Continue west on the main paved path. The route moves farther into the interior north-side path network.
You are at Beacon 2 on the north side of Prospect Park. The route continues into the interior path network and away from the park edge.
Beacon 3
Internal paved path farther inside the north-side interior of Prospect Park. This area is less tied to the park boundary and more connected to internal paths leading toward the meadow and central-north destinations.
Continue southwest on the main paved path. Stay on the route as the loop moves farther into the interior of the park.
You are at Beacon 3, farther inside the north-side interior of Prospect Park. The route now continues through the internal path network rather than along the park edge.
Internal paved path on the northwest side of this small loop, closer to the interior side of the park and more aligned with routes toward Long Meadow and the north-central path network than with the Zoo and Carousel edge.
Continue west on the main paved path. Stay on the paved route as the loop reaches the more interior and northwestern side.
You are at Beacon 4 on the northwest side of the small loop. This side of the route is more closely associated with the interior north-central paths of the park.
Internal paved path on the northwest side of the loop, near the transition between the upper interior and the westward return side. In person, this section can feel more curved than it appears on the phone map.
Continue south on the main paved path. Stay on the route through this curved segment and avoid turning into side branches.
You are at Beacon 5 on the northwest side of the small loop. This section may feel more curved in person than it appears on the map, so remain on the main paved path.
Internal paved path on the west side of the small loop, on the return leg toward the south side. This section can also feel more winding in person than its simplified map shape suggests.
Continue southeast on the main paved path. Stay on the route through this winding section as the loop turns back toward the lower side.
You are at Beacon 6 on the west side of the small loop. Stay on the main paved path through this curved return segment.
Internal paved path on the south side of the small loop, closer to the interior park network than to the Grand Army Plaza edge. This point begins the lower eastward segment of the route.
Continue northeast on the main paved path. Stay on the route as the loop moves along the lower side toward the east.
You are at Beacon 7 on the south side of the small loop. The route now continues along the lower side of the loop toward the east.
Internal paved path on the lower eastbound side of the loop, between the interior south side and the return toward the north-side start area.
Continue northeast on the main paved path. Remain on the route as the loop begins to rise back toward the north-side start area.
You are at Beacon 8 on the lower eastbound side of the small loop. Stay on the paved route as it continues back toward the north side.
Internal paved path on the southeast side of the loop, returning toward the north-side edge and the cluster of destinations around the Zoo and Carousel side of the park.
Continue northeast on the main paved path. Stay on the route as the loop returns toward the north-side park edge.
You are at Beacon 9 on the southeast side of the small loop. The route is now returning toward the north-side start area.
Internal paved path near the east side of the small loop, close to the final return toward the start. This point is again more closely associated with the north to northeast side of the park than with the interior meadow side.
Continue northeast on the main paved path for the final short segment back toward the start area.
You are at Beacon 10 on the east side of the small loop. The route is now close to the starting area on the north-side edge of the park.
final
End of the small loop on an internal paved path on the north side of Prospect Park, near the side of the park associated with Grand Army Plaza, the Zoo, Carousel, and Endale Arch.
You have reached the end of the small loop on the north side of Prospect Park, near the Grand Army Plaza, Zoo, and Carousel side of the park.