True Paris-lovers will already be conversant in the Petite Ceinture, a former railway slowly being reopened piece by piece as a nature stroll, and we explored the Left Financial institution portion right here on the weblog some time again.
The railway was opened on the tail finish of the nineteenth century, however stopped transporting passengers within the Thirties and fully closed within the late Nineteen Eighties.
Since then, thanks partially to the tireless lobbying of close by residents, and regardless of squabbling between the Paris council and nationwide rail firm SNCF, an growing variety of sections have been reopened as walkways, usually sunken from road degree, making them each quiet and luxurious.
And as extra sections have opened, increasingly more have joined up, making for longer and longer uninterrupted walks.
In our article a few years in the past in regards to the objectively beautiful Parc Georges Brassens, we talked about a part of the Petite Ceinture that was seen alongside its southern border, however nonetheless closed to the general public. The excellent news is that that is now the newest part of the previous railway to be made out there to the general public once more – a 655-metre lengthy stretch that was inaugurated in July 2025.
Throughout our go to, the tunnel on the western edge was closed, however a couple of web sites have talked about it being open, and when that may be a actuality, this would be the longest steady part of the Petite Ceinture in all of Paris, stretching over 2km!
The japanese finish is blocked by railings, and appears more likely to stay so for the foreseeable future, however in the event you exit by way of the park and head in the direction of rue des Arbustes (right here), you’ll have the ability to proceed an extended stretch of the stroll proper as much as porte d’Orélans, ending at one the previous stations (Le Poinçon) which is now a bar / restaurant.
Extra sections of the Petite Ceinture are on account of reopen on the Left Financial institution in 2026, notably within the thirteenth arrondissement. Quickly, you’ll have the option cross virtually the complete Left Financial institution of Paris surrounded by nature with out a automobile in sight!
So listed below are our photographs of the brand new a part of the Petite Ceinture you could attain from the nook of rue Dantzig and rue de Périchaux (right here), and there’s one other entrance from the park George Brassens, near the place their grape vines are.
This part of the Petite Ceinture is open each day from 9am (9.30am weekends) and closes at a time relying on the season (4.45pm within the useless of winter, 8.30pm within the top of summer time).
An official signal says that it’s not permitted to eat or drink there (though with quite a few desk out there, it virtually seems to be inspired), that smoking is forbidden (is sensible), and that canines usually are not admitted.
For the second, sadly, there’s no wheelchair entry, however we hope it will change in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later.
