From Saint-Denis to Asnières-sur-Seine

The walk starts at Saint-Denis station, coming from Paris Gare du Nord on Train H, towards Persan Beaumont.

(S) On leaving the station, take Rue du Port towards the Seine and cross the Pont de l’Île Saint-Denis.

(1) Turn right and follow Quai de la Marine. At the Île Saint-Denis cemetery, turn left into Rue de la Paix.

(2) Go round the cemetery on the right and return to the Seine via the Promenade des Impressionnistes. Pass the Stade Robert César, then the Collège Sydney, and enter the Parc Départemental de l’Île Saint-Denis.

(3) Cross the road and continue straight ahead into the park. Pass a playground, the bandstand and the public toilets.

(4) Leave the park on the left via Rue d'Épinay, then cross the Pont d'Épinay.

(5) After the bridge, go down the steps on the left and follow the Seine along Rue Marcel Paul. Walk past the Stade Frédéric Chazottes and follow the tourist train route and the Val de Seine industrial estate along Avenue Nobel. At the end of this street, turn right and walk past the Mare aux tortues.

(6) Turn right, following the PR® towards the water tower, then left, keeping to the path. Ignore the stairs on the right and continue along the PR®.

(7) Cross Boulevard Charles de Gaulle via the footbridge, and at the three-way junction, turn left.

(8) Turn right and walk along the pond, passing the Théâtre de Marionnettes Guignol. At the end of the pond, near the Poney Club Départemental des Chanteraines - UCPA, turn right onto the road.

(9) Cross the bridge over the A86, then turn left and follow this road to Avenue du Général de Gaulle.

(10) Cross the avenue and continue straight ahead, passing through the Chanteraines shopping centre.

(11) Turn left onto Avenue du Vieux Chemin de Saint-Denis. At the roundabout, turn right onto Avenue de la Longue Bertrane.

(12) At the roundabout, turn left onto Rue de la Dongarde, and cross Boulevard Gallieni.

(13) Facing the Seine, turn right onto Quai du Moulin de Cage, passing under the Pont de Genevilliers; further on, pass under the Pont de Clichy and the railway bridge. Continue onto Île des Ravageurs.

(14) Go up a flight of steps to reach a road; follow it to the left, cross Quai du Docteur Dervaux, then continue straight ahead along Rue Jean Dessourd.

(15) Take Rue Maurice Bokanowski on the left, cross Place de la Légion d'Honneur, and arrive at Asnières-sur-Seine station (E).

1. Picnic table between (8) and (9).
2. Toilet on the island at (3).

1. Chantereine Farm.
2. Saint-Denis Regional Park.