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Starting point and access: Porte d’Orléans.
- Metro - Line 4. Take the Avenue du Général Leclerc exit (odd numbers).
- Tram - Line T3a. Cross Boulevard Brune towards the centre of Paris and join Avenue du Général Leclerc on the right-hand side.
(S) Follow Avenue du Général Leclerc on the pavement on the odd-numbered side. Take the first right, Villa Virginie, a pretty cobbled street with the old Petite Ceinture railway line below on the left. At the end, cross Rue du Père Corentin and continue opposite onto Rue Paul Fort. Cross Rue de la Tombe Issoire and continue along Avenue Reille, skirting the impressive Montsouris Reservoir on your left.
(1) Take thefirst right, Square de Montsouris (a private road but where pedestrians are permitted). Note the charming houses lining this cobbled lane. At the end, turn right onto Rue Nansouty. Turn right and walk up and down Rue Georges Braque (a cul-de-sac), then continue up Rue Nansouty. Take the next street on the right, Rue du Parc de Montsouris, which forms a circular bend. At the end, continue right uphill; Rue de Nansouty has now become Rue Émile Deutsch de la Meurthe. At the top, turn left and cross the road at the traffic lights.
(2) You will then enter Parc de Montsouris. At the fork in the road immediately ahead, take the wide tarmac path on the right. When another path joins from the left, continue straight on to the Mire de l’Observatoire (or Mire du Sud). Then take the first gravel path on the left, pass the base of a chimney on your left and reach an open area (benches, viewpoint).
Head down onto the lawn opposite (lawns are permitted). Cross a gravel path, continue across a lawn, pass by the base of an animal sculpture (panther and snake) and arrive at a crossroads. Continue straight ahead (north), skirting a playground on your right and passing by the base of the column commemorating the Flatters Mission. Descend gently along a wide, tree-lined path.
(3) At the next crossroads (the Armed Peace Column on the left), turn right and go under the railway line (RER Line B). Shortly afterwards, take thefirst path on the right and head towards the small lake. Then turn right and, at the next Fork in the road, turn left to walk along the lake on your left. At the end of the lake, turn right and climb a few steps. At the junction, continue straight ahead uphill along the steps. On the left, you’ll reach a rotunda with stone benches (viewpoint).
Return to the main path and follow it to the left. At the junction immediately ahead, take thesecond path on the left. Walk alongside the RER line, which lies to the right below. At the T-junction (bridge on the right), turn left. After about 50 metres, go down the steps on the left. At the bottom (guardhouse on the left), cross a tarmac path and go down the stairs leading to the park exit.
(4) Cross Rue Gazan and take Rue Liard opposite. At the end, go round the junction on the right, crossing Rue d’Arcueil and Rue de l’Amiral Mouchez in turn. Then continue straight ahead into a pedestrian street starting at the foot of a small building with wooden cladding on the right-hand side (Rue Cacheux on the map). Continue along Rue des Longues Raies (end of the pedestrian path). Take thefirst left, Rue Annie Girardot, and turn immediately right onto Rue Madeleine Brès. Walk down the cobbled street and you will find the Petite Ceinture railway line below on the right. At the bottom, turn right for a few metres.
(5) Then turn left into the Jardin de la Petite Ceinture. Walk along the old railway line on your right, with the Tour Super Italie on your left and the Tour Cambord on your right. At a roundabout just before a gate blocking the railway line (with a shrub in the centre), turn right and cross the railway line. Climb the steps on the left and leave the garden.
Then follow Rue Damesme to the left and cross over the old railway line. Immediately turn right onto Rue André Pieyre de Mandiargues, with the old Petite Ceinture railway line below on your right. Cross Place des 44 Enfants d’Izieu and, opposite, slightly to the left, enter the Jardin du Moulin de la Pointe.
Pass a chicane and continue straight ahead. After about twenty metres, turn right and walk alongside a tall pergola. Cross a perpendicular path and, after about twenty metres, turn left onto a narrow footbridge. Pass the ping-pong tables on your right, turn left, go under a sort of tall metal trellis and climb a flight of steps. At the top, turn right and go straight on to leave the garden. Pass under a decorated archway then turn left. At the end of the street, follow Boulevard Kellermann to the left to reach the Porte d’Italie (E).
To get back home:
- Metro - Line 7, immediate access at the corner of Boulevard Kellermann and Avenue d’Italie.
- Tram - Line T3a, station in the middle of Boulevard Kellermann, past Avenue d'Italie.
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