Paris: La Défense to the Eiffel Tower

Down the Axe historique from the Grande Arche, with a loop through the Bois de Boulogne for Frank Gehry's glass galleon, then east to the Arc de Triomphe and along to the Champ de Mars.

10,069Steps
8.4 km5.22 miles
1h 40mWalking time
ParisFrance

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The route

Start The Great Arch of the Defense, 1 Parv. de la Défense, 92800 Puteaux, France
Finish Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris, France

Along the way

The Great Arch of La DéfenseStart

The Great Arch of the Defense, 1 Parv. de la Défense, 92800 Puteaux, France
Fondation Louis Vuitton

Gehry's glass sails, moored in the Bois de Boulogne.
Arc de Triomphe

Twelve avenues meet here. Use the underpass, never the roundabout.
Place du Trocadéro

The view everyone photographs, and the last climb of the walk.
Champ de MarsFinish · 10,069 steps

Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris, France

Walking it yourself

Getting to the start: Métro line 1 or RER A to La Défense, then follow signs for the Grande Arche.
Getting home: Métro line 6 from Bir-Hakeim, or RER C from Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel.
Underfoot: City pavement and park paths, with steps down from Trocadéro

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