The High Line wheelchair accessibility

The High Line runs north from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street near Hudson Yards, parallel to Tenth Avenue. The southern terminus is closest to 14th Street-8th Avenue on the A, C, E and L lines (step-free with elevators to the platform on the L) and to Hudson Yards on the 7 (fully step-free).

From midtown, the 7 train terminates at 34th Street-Hudson Yards directly under the High Line's north end. The M11, M14 and M23 buses all serve the surrounding avenues and are step-free with deployable ramps. Accessible-vehicle dispatch drops at any of the five elevator stations along Tenth Avenue.

If you want to walk the full 1.5 miles, enter at the Gansevoort Street south terminus (closest to the Whitney Museum) or at the 34th Street street-level north end. The accessible restrooms at Gansevoort are useful before a long walk.

For a shorter visit, the 14th, 16th and 23rd Street elevators give access to the busy middle stretch, the Chelsea Market Passage food kiosks, the Tenth Avenue Square overlook, and the Diller-von Furstenberg Sundeck. The 30th Street elevator drops at the Hudson Yards section with the Spur and the Plinth contemporary art installation.

Walkways are wide enough for two wheelchairs to pass in opposite directions. The path surface is smooth concrete planks for most of the length, with sections of aluminium grating and glued aggregate gravel, all level and easy to roll over. Even the sections that preserve the original rail tracks have smooth fill between the rails.

Bench seating with built-in companion space is distributed along the route. Picnic tables with clearance for wheelchair users are at the Chelsea Thicket and the Hudson Yards Spur. Plant labels and interpretation signage are at standing eye level; the park's app reads them aloud on a phone with accessibility settings enabled.

Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are at Gansevoort Street and 16th Street. Drinking-water fountains are spaced along the route at wheelchair-friendly height. The Chelsea Market Passage at 16th Street is the busiest food and drink stop, with several step-free kiosks and accessible counter heights. The High Line's own seasonal food carts also have low service windows.

Weekday mornings are quietest, especially in summer. Weekend afternoons can be crowded enough that the two-wheelchair-wide walkways feel narrow. The route is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in winter.

Check the elevator status page before you arrive, the park publishes real-time elevator availability so you know whether your planned entrance is in service. If your planned elevator is out, the next nearest is one street block away on average. Wheelchair loans can be requested at least one business day in advance via the High Line's accessibility request form.

Address: Gansevoort Street (south end) to 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue (north end). Length: 1.5 miles, end-to-end step-free. Admission: free (public park). Elevators: Gansevoort, 14th, 16th, 23rd and 30th Streets. Street-level access: 34th Street. Accessible restrooms: Gansevoort and 16th Street. Nearest step-free subway: Hudson Yards (7) at the north end; 14th Street-8th Avenue (L) at the south end.