La Petite Ceinture

The Petite Ceinture is a former double-track railway line that used to run around Paris within the boulevards des Maréchaux. Its rails are today invaded by a wild flore with an unusual biodiversity, counting more than two hundred plant species and more than seventy animal species. In 2007, a first section was opened to walkers in the 16th arrondissement, between Porte d'Auteuil and Muette station. Since then, new sections have been regularly opened to the public. Often unknown to Parisians themselves, this green path, a trace of a rural capital, should be taken without delay! Former stations on the Petite Ceinture have now become bars, restaurants and cultural venues (the Poinçon in the 14th arrondissement, the Brasserie Auteuil in the 16th arrondissement, the Hasard Ludique in the 18th arrondissement...).

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 12th arrondissement: via Villa du Bel Air (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via Charles Péguy Square (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via rue des Meuniers (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via rue Claude Decaen; via rue du Sahel (Coulée Verte).

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 13th arrondissement: via 9 rue Augustin Mouchot (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via 26 rue de l'Interne Loeb (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via Jardin de la Porte des Peupliers (accessible to people with reduced mobility).

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 14th arrondissement: via 124 avenue du Général Leclerc (behind the Poinçon); opposite 96 bis rue Didot.

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 15th arrondissement: via 99 rue Olivier de Serres (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via Place Balard (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via 397 ter-399 rue de Vaugirard (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via 82 rue Desnouettes (accessible to people with reduced mobility); via Place Robert Guillemard (accessible to people with reduced mobility).

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 16th arrondissement: opposite 77 boulevard de Montmorency; at the corner of rue du Ranelagh and boulevard de Beauséjour (accessible to people with reduced mobility); opposite 27 boulevard de Beauséjour (accessible to people with reduced mobility).

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 17th arrondissement: via 2 boulevard Péreire; at the corner of rue de Tocqueville and Boulevard Péreire.

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 18th arrondissement: via the Ruisseau gardens (110 bis rue du Ruisseau); via the REcyclerie (83 boulevard Ornano); via the Hasard Ludique (128 avenue de Saint-Ouen).

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 19th arrondissement: via 30 rue de Thionville (for the 1st walk); via 177 avenue de Flandre (for the 2nd walk); via 95 rue Curial (for the 2nd walk).

Access to the Petite Ceinture in the 20th arrondissement: 11 rue de la Mare (accessible to people with reduced mobility); 79 rue de Ménilmontant.

Opening times and prices

Times vary according to the different sections of the trail and the time of year. Detailed schedules can be found at https://petiteceinture.org/acceder-a-la-petite-ceinture/

• Ascension Day
• 15 August
• 25 December
• Easter Monday
• Easter
• 1 January
• 14 July
• 1 May
• 8 May
• 11 November
• Whit Monday

• Free for young people and children
• Free

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