The 10 most beautiful bike rides in Paris

With bike trails that are always more numerous and well traced, the bike ride in Paris is one of the most pleasant ways to discover the capital.

For some time now, Paris has been focusing on the simplified (and if possible, secure) traffic of the two-wheelers: the Parisians are many to get there, in a way that is more or less happy sometimes, but it is important to admit that the capital is now welcoming for cyclists.

Then put aside your fears, junction your bicycle, we go to discover the most beautiful bike rides in Paris and around.

The most beautiful bike rides in Paris

1. Bike ride on the Seine docks

The Seine docks have been rid of (mostly) the motor traffic, and are now a privileged traffic route for the two-wheelers in Paris. Terraces, water points, benches or dock edges, there are many nice spots to take a break.

To cut into several sections, or to make a treat (14 km in total), this superb bike ride in Paris follows the Seine curve by alternating from the right bank to the left bank, from the Bercy Park to the Parc André Citroën, from one district to the other of the capital. You'll cross it. Notre-Dame , Louvre , Eiffel Tower , the Seine itself with its péniches and bridges... we take full eyes!

2. The emblematic sites of Paris by bike

A great bike ride in Paris with the theme of the city’s emblematic sites: here, the itinerary leads us on about 20 kilometers and goes through several districts without hesitation to make hooks to make sure you don’t miss anything on the way.

At the departure of Notre-Dame Parvis, the list of the must-see sites during the walk is long: the Louvre, the Champs Elysées, the Trocadéro, the Musée d’Orsay , the Eiffel Tower, the Invalides or Catacombes to mention only a few examples...

You can check on your Paris guide, everything is there!

3. Cycling tour from the Urcq Canal

To reach the start of this bike ride in Paris, direction the 19th arrondissement and Parc de la Villette, to follow the extension of the Canal de l’Ourcq.

Far from stopping at the borders of Paris, the cycle path of the canal allows you to pedal far and long. You will cross a flat, well-appointed and marked itinerary to avoid getting lost (which is not likely to happen!), which runs by the water through the nearby Parisian suburb (Pantin, Bobigny, Bondy...), to become greener and almost campagnard at the Powder Forest Park.

Ideal to get out and take the air, with possibilities to return to Paris in TER as needed (several stations close to the route on the way).

4. Bicycle exit along the South Green Coule

In the same spirit as the bike ride in the previous Paris, this exit offers you to leave the very urban atmosphere of the capital to go south, to Massy.

The route follows in fact the route of the South Green Clock, which starts from Plaza Catalunya in the 14th arrondissement, to reach the RER station in Massy – Verrières (return by train if the return trip is too long). All this through a green path, specially designed for cyclists and pedestrians. On the way, a detour through Sceaux Park adds interest to the exit.

5. The Paris Bike Tour

This bike ride in Paris bears its name, since it is literally a matter of making the full tour of Paris! The starting point doesn't matter.

Following mainly the route of the Maréchaux that surround the capital, we cross the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes, two stages of choice for a break. With a total of 48 km, you have to get a little under the pedal to realize this circuit of a milking.

6. From Paris to Versailles by bike

We are not condemned to bitumen and urban landscapes with bike rides in Paris: here, we start the exit at the Porte Maillot, to cross the Bois de Boulogne in its entirety.

After Boulogne, you cross the Seine to explore another vast green space, the Parc national de Saint-Cloud, before sinking on the paths of the Forêt de Fausses-Reposes, and finishing in beauty in Versailles! Do you need a little green again? Make a crochet by the Parc du château de Versailles , before going back to Paris with the RER...

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7. Bike ride on the edges of Marne

The shores of Marne have the odds with the Paris cyclists: the banks are equipped with a cycle path all along, while the greenery and the guinguettes bring a touch of change to two steps from the capital.

From the banks of the 12th arrondissement Seine, a beautiful bike ride from Paris is waiting for you, with this great loop on the edge of the Marne by Charenton-le-Pont, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés and Joinville-le-Pont (many breaks possible), and a return through the Bois de Vincennes to Paris.

8. The cycling tour of Domaine de Saint-Cloud

A small bike ride in Paris that is ideal for families wishing to take the air and enjoy, without adventure on too difficult tracks for children: head to the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud!

This beautiful park, easily accessible from various RER stations or directly via the banks of the Seine, is the ideal playground for young cyclists. You will have many possibilities to fork from one driveway to another, or take breaks in the grass... with the view on Paris as a bonus.

9. The Tour du Bois de Vincennes by bike

The advantage of the Bois de Vincennes is its proximity to Paris, which makes it very attractive to change ideas and get out of the very urban setting of the capital.

Following this bike ride, you will take a full tour of the Bois de Vincennes, including several of its lakes, the racecourse, the Arboretum du Breuil, the Parc Floral... For the point of departure the most striking site: the Château de Vincennes and its impressive fortified enclosure.

To be carried out in a sporty or more family-friendly way: don’t hesitate to take a crossing path to vary the route!

10. Seine by bike from Colombes

A bike ride around Paris on the side of Colombes, in the nearby suburbs, to discover the banks of the Seine outside the capital. You can easily get closer to the starting point by taking the Transilian from Saint-Lazare Station (15 minutes from Colombes).

This beautiful loop leads you along the Seine on an easy-to-follow route, by Nanterre then Rueil-Malmaison, pleasant and not too crowded, to pedal by worrying only about the landscape. Without ever leaving the river of the eyes, the island of the Impressionists is surrounded by the bridge of Chatou, and then back to the starting point always by the banks through the bridge of Bezon.