The city of Paris is a perfect place for scooter aficionados from all over the world. There are amazing routes within and around the city that gives riders idyllic views of Paris. In fact, a great way to explore the French capital is on a scooter.

While some riders prefer to go solo, others prefer to have an enlightened journey of the city. Scooter tours are many at reasonable prices for experts and amateurs alike. The main advantage of employing the services of a scooter tour is the guidance and knowledge they impart. 

Tour groups are kept small, so everyone could get proper knowledge of all they see. It should be said that not all roads are scooter friendly. 

So we have drawn a list of some great scooter routes in Paris:

Place de la République to Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (5.1km)

Though you can start from anywhere in the city, the Place de la République to Parc des Buttes-Chaumont can be interesting and demanding. In the case that you are up to the challenge, get on your gear at Place de la République and proceed east in the direction of Parmentier metro station. There, turn left along rue Oberkampf and rue de Ménilmontant and start the ascent towards Télégraphe metro station.

When it is time for a cool off, you will see bars around to select. As soon you reach the 485-foot peak, you have some stunning views of Paris to adore as you move towards the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, the perfect spot to pass out on a blanket and take great mirth from reaching the mountaintop. 

Parc Monceau to the Foret de Sevran (20.9km)

Long but worth your time- this big route offers you a fantastic cross-sectional view of the city. Kick-off the adventure in the lush streets around the Parc Monceau, then you can move through the former red-light district and home to the Moulin Rouge before getting to the Stalingrad metro station.

Then turn to the left and head north through the Parc de la Villette, a good example of 19th arrondissement gentrification. The canal-side route, which has some great street art, will lead you to the inner-city suburbs like Pantin and Bondy, few industrial areas, and to the Foret de Sevran. When you proceed, you are expected to reach a countryside space. 

The Hidden Garden Route

Kick start the action at Place Stalingrad. Just like the previous Sociology Route we featured, this trip is made up heavily of scooter lanes, most of which are protected, with dashing variety of panoramic views. Ride south on Canal Saint-Martin’s right side. Owed to its incredible engineering, the calm canal water rises above the road at certain points. 

Paris’ first public hospital is around here. Take a quick break at the 1604 Hopital Saint-Louis, in Henri IV Place des Vosges style. When the canal shifts beneath, proceed along Boulevard Richard Lenoir till you reach Bastille. Once across the daunting Place Bastille. Proceed on the scooter along Avenue Daumesnil, with beautiful red brick aqueduct arcades to your left. 

At Town Hall, take a left for a few meters, then hang a right into what looks like a stone tunnel. You are now entering the Promenade Plantee, a covered corridor shared by riders and pedestrians, lined with hanging gardens, and romantic nooks with park benches. On a hot summer day, the temperature drops to a comfort level.

The Promenade Plantee will lead you all the way to the Bois de Vincennes, the large forest on the east side of Paris. Follow a mild climb to the end of the Promenade Plantee, then turn left for a block until Porte de Saint-Mande.

Then turn right on the street with no scooter lane for two short blocks until you enter the forest. Move down the dazzlingly Lac St-Mande. Follow signs to the big fortress, Chateau de Vincennes, with gothic cathedral and big moat. Then continue to the Maison Rouge gardens and art gallery and the dashing Lac des Minimes, with three bird-haven islands of vegetation. 

The Bicycle Sociology Route 

This is an interesting route. Begin by crossing the city from the most affluent neighborhood to the most gentrified, and beyond, with scooter lanes throughout. Begin at Parc Monceau, framed by gilded mansions. Before you set out, take time to adorn the ruins of land, pagoda, and Roman temple within the park.

Continue to the eastward, passing the north side of Monceau. It is not far from Place de Clichy, the scooter path turns sharply into the inside of a boulevard. Soon enough, you will reach the red-light district, skirting the Moulin Rouge and then Montmartre, both to your left. It gets rough here with a blend of tourists and street hawkers. Be mindful of pedestrians straying onto the scooter path, so no one is injured.

When you arrive at Stalingrad, make a tricky left (or walk your scooter over a crossing lane) to the canal de l’Ourcq. It is the 19th Arrondissement, containing some of the poorest neighborhoods of Paris, but quickly gentrifying. You will find old factories and peniches along the canal until you reach the Parc de la Villette, an economically one notch below the 19th Arrondissement, where people who were priced out of Paris find affordable apartments. 

The Canal de l’Ourcq is a large expanse. You will reach farmlands by staying with the Ourcq scooter path until the end, about an hour and a half, just beyond the Foret de Sevran. 

The Semi-Pro Route

One great thing about bike routes in Paris is that they are inclusive. Whether you are a pro rider, an amateur, or none, there are routes for you to navigate the city. Begin at the circumference of Longchamp racecourse in Bois de Boulogne, west end of Paris. Bikeways from Trocadero can take you here.

Many hip riders do multiple high-speed laps around the outside of the racecourse often. But it is difficult to conclude on which view is the most astonishingly colorful, the rider jerseys or the jockey silks of the race riders, flowing as fast as 40 miles per hour on sparkling thoroughbreds. 

You might be fascinated with the show and join the action otherwise, ride through the crisscrossing wooded paths of Bois de Boulogne, all scooter-friendly. However, be careful not to bow over streetwalkers peddling strange trade as they come out from the bushes.

Best Scooter Routes Paris – Summary

Navigating Paris is thrilling, and a scooter purist’s heaven because there is just much to enjoy. Some riders see the activity as a means of building capacity or character as they zoom about discovering gem after gem in this exciting city. When you visit, challenge yourself to a rewarding scooter ride around Paris. You will be glad you did.