Refine your search for walks in Parc des Glacières (Boulogne-Billancourt)
Parc des Glacières (Boulogne-Billancourt) walks
In the footsteps of Boulogne-Billancourt’s industrial past
Visorando Member
5.38 mi
+30 ft
-10 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
For what will no doubt remain a long time to come, the names of Billancourt andÎleSeguin are associated with the Renault factories, which closed their doors in 1992. Boulogne-Billancourt’s industrial and working-class past is not limited to car manufacturing but also encompasses other sectors: laundries (to which we owe the fact that no railway line runs through the town), ice works, aeronautics, telecommunications equipment, cinema and the record industry… This urban walking tour, inspired by the brochure and information panels provided by the town’s Tourist Office, aims to retrace this working-class past. It also offers an opportunity to observe how the urban landscape of a town in the Petite Couronne of Paris has changed radically over the course of a few decades.
Walks near Parc des Glacières (Boulogne-Billancourt)
Billancourt, Ile Seguin and Ile Saint-Germain
5.76 mi
+36 ft
-26 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
We start by exploring Billancourt's industrial past on the former Renault factory sites, with a detour to the Ile Seguin. We then continue on to the Ile Saint-Germain, with its residential area and large green park. We end with a tribute to French cinema. This is an urban itinerary, but numerous parks and gardens, as well as many passageways, alleys and even footpaths, allow you to avoid the inconveniences of traffic.
The 1930s Trail
3.26 mi
+16 ft
-16 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
The 1930s Trail was designed by the City of Boulogne-Billancourt.
Discover a rich architectural heritage, thanks to the imagination of architects such as Le Corbusier, Courrèges, Mallet-Stevens and others. An original urban route that pays tribute to the creative movement of the interwar period.
From La Seine Musicale to the French Playing Card Museum
Tourism professional3.28 mi
+66 ft
-7 ft
30 mins
Easy
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
Set off on a pleasant bike ride in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine, combining contemporary art, greenery and local culture. This approximately 6-kilometre route connects the modernity of the Seine Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt with the originality of the Playing Card Museum in Issy-les-Moulineaux, passing by the unusual Tour aux Figures on Île Saint-Germain.
From the Seine to the Étangs de Ville-d'Avray
9.15 mi
+525 ft
-558 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
From Pont de Sèvres to Pont de Saint-Cloud, with two long detours into the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, with its woods and French gardens. The route also includes a stroll through the quiet streets of Sèvres, Ville d'Avray and Marnes-la-Coquette, with their beautiful heritage. The Étangs de Ville d'Avray offer a peaceful setting just a few kilometres from the urban centres.
Women's march of 5 October 1789: from Sèvres to the Palace of Versailles
6.88 mi
+827 ft
-528 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Sèvres (Hauts-de-Seine)
The second section of the women's march of 5 October 1789 takes more liberties with the supposed route of the procession at the time. Starting in Sèvres and ending in Versailles, the route is distinctly urban, but between the two, it is predominantly forest. The Palace of Versailles is the highlight of this hike (with its park if you wish to take an extra detour).
Street art trail in Boulogne-Billancourt
1.85 mi
+20 ft
-7 ft
0h 50
Easy
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
The municipality of Boulogne-Billancourt has commissioned an association to cover a wall approximately 200 metres long with murals. The main aim of this short urban walk is to admire these works of art, which may change over time. Before reaching them, you can see a few trompe-l’œil paintings indicating the direction of the city’s museums.
The Meudon Observatory, Les Bruyères and La Femme sans Tête
4.82 mi
+420 ft
-351 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine)
After following paths through the town, this walk from station to station offers the chance to discover the Meudon Observatory and admire the sweeping views from the terrace of its park. The rest of the route is mainly through forest.
Through the forests of western Paris
164.57 mi
+8,281 ft
-7,530 ft
24 days
Moderate
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
Although highly urbanised, western Paris offers a considerable density of green spaces and forests, which this series of hikes, from station to station or in a circular route starting from a station, invites you to (re)discover. Several forest areas are on the programme: Saint-Cloud, La Celle, Marly, Versailles, Les Tailles d'Herbelaye and Saint-Germain-en-Laye. There is also a rich heritage to discover, particularly in the parks of Saint-Cloud and Marly, in Marnes-la-Coquette, Chambourcy and Poissy.
From Boulogne to Versailles through woods, basins and ponds
8.51 mi
+659 ft
-341 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
A hike that starts on the banks of the Seine and then crosses the Parc de Saint-Cloud, passing by its main lakes. You then stroll through Marnes-la-Coquette and Ville-d'Avray at the foot of beautiful, large houses. After winding your way between the Étangs de Ville-d'Avray, you walk through the southern part of the Forêt de Fausses-Reposes. The hike ends in a residential neighbourhood of Versailles.
From Parc de Saint-Cloud to Bois de Boulogne
6.51 mi
+272 ft
-230 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
A route through two wooded areas on either side of the Seine. From one large waterfall to another, from one racecourse to another, the hike alternates between paths and urban passages, flower beds and sculpted heritage, ponds and lakes.