Paris Walk No. 1

The start of a grand tour of Paris in several short stages, taking in the narrow streets without missing out on the monuments. Here is route No. 1 from Porte Maillot to Place Clichy.
The route takes you through the capital’s ‘upmarket neighbourhoods’, the 16th arrondissement, the Arc de Triomphe (which you can visit), then the famous Parc de Monceau, an Orthodox church and, finally, Place Clichy.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.65 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 75 ft
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    Descent: - 10 ft

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    Highest point: 200 ft
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    Lowest point: 121 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Paris (75000)
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    Start: N 48.877766° / E 2.282368°
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    End: N 48.883692° / E 2.327247°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2314OT
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Description of the walk

(S) From the central reservation at Porte Maillot, head towards the tunnel to the south, in the direction of the Second World War memorial. Turn right and walk round the park, then cross “Boulevard de l’Amiral Bruix” to enter “rue Weber”, then turn left onto “rue Pergolèse”. Enter “Rue Privée R. Berlioz” through the small gate and exit via the gate on the opposite side.
(1) Turn right onto “Avenue de Malakoff”. At the first junction, turn left onto “Rue Piccini”, which leads onto “Avenue Foch”

(2) Turn left towards the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile.

(3) Go round this large junction on the left and turn left onto “Avenue Hoche”. Follow this road until you reach “Rue du Faubourg St Honoré”, where you turn left, then right onto “Rue Daru”. At the end, turn right onto “Rue de Courcelle”, then left onto “Rue Van Dyck”.

(4) Enter Parc de Montceau and cross it to the right, following theGR® markings. When you reach the northern entrance – Pavillon de Chartes – exit and cross the boulevard to join “rue G. Berger”; continue straight on, crossing “Boulevard Malesherbes”, then “Boulevard de Villiers”, and finally “rue de Tocqueville”.

(5) Finally, turn right onto “rue de Lévis” until you reach the wide “boulevard des Batignoles”, which you take to the left, then left again to enter the “passage G. Didelot”. At the end, turn right and take the long “rue des Dames” until you reach “rue Biot”.

(6) Then turn right and you’ll arrive at Place Clichy. End of the first stage (No. 1) (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 131 ft - From the central reservation at Porte Maillot
  2. 1 : mi 0.54 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right onto “Avenue de Malakoff”
  3. 2 : mi 0.79 - alt. 164 ft - Avenue Foch
  4. 3 : mi 1.08 - alt. 184 ft - Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile
  5. 4 : mi 2.01 - alt. 148 ft - Parc Monceau
  6. 5 : mi 2.73 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right onto “Rue de Lévis”
  7. 6 : mi 3.5 - alt. 200 ft - Turn right onto Rue Biot
  8. E : mi 3.65 - alt. 197 ft - Place Clichy

Notes

Make sure you have a map of Paris. Otherwise, you’ll find everything you need in the city.

Worth a visit

There are numerous monuments, embassies, private mansions and murals.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
mojojob
mojojob

Overall rating : 2.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

:This is the first time we’ve been disappointed by a walking tour of Paris organised by Visorando.
Right from the start at Porte Maillot, we were struggling to find our way. It’s true that there’s a lot of roadworks in the area, but it took us nearly half an hour to get our bearings and find the right central reservation. We couldn’t find the war memorial mentioned as being nearby.
The small private street, Rue Berlioz, which we were supposed to take, was closed. So, we had a bit of trouble finding the right street to follow afterwards.
Why cross Parc Monceau on the right, when the signposted exit is on the left? After leaving the park, we also had trouble finding Rue G. Berger.
The long Rue des Dames seemed tedious and uninteresting to us.
No hard feelings, of course. We still had a good time.

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jean91
jean91

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A varied stroll: I particularly enjoyed the colourful, pedestrianised Rue de Lévis and the Rue des Dames with all its bistros.
I attended a service at the Orthodox church.
Don’t miss the 200-year-old plane tree in Parc Monceau, as well as the beautiful, colourful and unusual flowerbeds (see photos).
It takes a good 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours to complete this route – certainly not 1 hour as stated in another review!!!

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beneval
beneval

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk, with no difficulty at all, and well signposted. An added bonus was the Russian restaurant opposite the Orthodox church (that’s why it took us so long!!!) Berny

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RandoLuc
RandoLuc

That’s right! I lead a group of retired walkers who take things at a leisurely pace! My aim was to walk around Paris in several stages; I did the next one up to Montmartre and then carried on, but I haven’t posted the other stages online yet – perhaps I will soon?

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virgule
virgule

Hello,

Are the GR trails properly signposted in Paris?

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Springo
Springo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Hello,
A nice walk, but far too short (it took me about an hour); there isn’t actually that much to see, apart from Nevsky Cathedral.

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milibru
milibru

That’s not really what I was looking for

It’s the Paris No. 1 route, which runs from Porte Dauphine to Porte Dorée (20 km long)
(from the Bois de Boulogne to the Bois de Vincennes)

See the ‘PARIS… on Foot’ guidebook

It seems this walk isn’t on your website – how can we find out if any walkers have already done it?

Mr BRUNEAU

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