Run in Paris
Run in Paris
Routes to lace up your trainers and see Paris differently.
Distances and times are indicative. Follow traffic rules and adapt your effort to how you feel.
The Parc Monceau loop
Two laps of a romantic garden, between colonnade and tall trees: the gentle run to start your day.
- Distance
- 6.4 km
- Indicative time
- ~38 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Easy
Landmarks
- Start on rue Pasquier towards place Saint-Augustin
- Boulevard Malesherbes to the Parc Monceau rotunda
- Two laps of the park paths (naumachia, lawns)
- Back along boulevard Malesherbes
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Madeleine, Concorde and the Tuileries
The obelisk, the Tuileries and the Seine as a backdrop: the great Parisian classic, right on your doorstep.
- Distance
- 7.1 km
- Indicative time
- ~43 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Easy
Landmarks
- La Madeleine then rue Royale
- Place de la Concorde and its obelisk
- The Tuileries main avenue to the Carrousel
- Back along the riverside terrace, with Pont Alexandre III in view
- Champs-Élysées gardens, avenue Gabriel, back via La Madeleine
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The grand tour: Étoile, Trocadéro, Eiffel Tower
The Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe, then the Eiffel Tower: one hour of running, every postcard.
- Distance
- 11.9 km
- Indicative time
- ~1 h 11 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Moderate
Landmarks
- La Madeleine and place de la Concorde
- Up the Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe
- Avenue Kléber to the Trocadéro
- Pont d'Iéna and the foot of the Eiffel Tower, then the Champ-de-Mars
- Esplanade des Invalides and Pont Alexandre III
- Back via Concorde and La Madeleine
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Opéra, Vendôme and Palais-Royal
Opera gilding, Place Vendôme and the Palais-Royal arcades: chic Paris at an easy pace.
- Distance
- 5.9 km
- Indicative time
- ~35 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Easy
Landmarks
- Boulevard Haussmann to the Palais Garnier
- Rue de la Paix and Place Vendôme
- Rue de Rivoli, under the arcades
- The Palais-Royal garden
- Back via avenue de l'Opéra
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The Montmartre hill
It climbs, but the reward is at the top: all of Paris at your feet from the Sacré-Cœur.
- Distance
- 6 km
- Indicative time
- ~36 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Challenging
Landmarks
- Saint-Lazare station and rue d'Amsterdam
- Place de Clichy
- Up rue Lepic, past the Moulin de la Galette
- Place du Tertre and the Sacré-Cœur forecourt
- Down rue des Martyrs
- Back via Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and Saint-Lazare
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Monceau and Batignolles
From Parc Monceau to Batignolles, a green, quiet route away from the grand boulevards.
- Distance
- 6.5 km
- Indicative time
- ~39 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Moderate
Landmarks
- Boulevard Malesherbes to Parc Monceau
- Across the park
- Avenue de Villiers and Place du Général-Catroux
- A lap of Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin Luther King
- Square des Batignolles, back via rue de Rome
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The bridges loop to Notre-Dame
The Louvre, Pont des Arts, Notre-Dame and back along the quays: the heart of Paris in one loop.
- Distance
- 9.7 km
- Indicative time
- ~58 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Moderate
Landmarks
- Concorde and the Tuileries garden
- The Louvre courtyard and Pont des Arts
- Pont Neuf and Île de la Cité to Notre-Dame
- Back along the left-bank quays, past the Musée d'Orsay
- Pont de la Concorde, La Madeleine
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The quays to Pont de Bir-Hakeim
Along the river to Pont de Bir-Hakeim, with the Eiffel Tower growing with every stride.
- Distance
- 12.3 km
- Indicative time
- ~1 h 14 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Moderate
Landmarks
- Concorde then Cours la Reine
- Place de l'Alma and avenue de New-York
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim and the Île aux Cygnes
- Quai Branly, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
- Quai d'Orsay to Pont de la Concorde
- Back via La Madeleine
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The great Seine loop
The big challenge: from Bir-Hakeim to Notre-Dame, both banks of the Seine in one go.
- Distance
- 17.7 km
- Indicative time
- ~1 h 46 min
- based on 6 min/km
- Indicative level
- Challenging
Landmarks
- Concorde, Cours la Reine and Place de l'Alma
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim, then back along Quai Branly at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
- Left-bank quays past the Musée d'Orsay to Notre-Dame
- Back on the right bank along the river and past the Louvre
- Tuileries garden, Concorde, La Madeleine
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Post-run recovery
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Watch on YouTube (opens an external site)Long stretches: post-run routine
A stretching session of about 25 minutes to recover gently after your run (video in French).
- Video language
- French
