Promenade Plantée (Coulée verte René-Dumont)

Promenade Plantée / Coulée verte René-Dumont

A garden walk on an old railway viaduct

Hours

Daily from 08:00 (09:00 weekends) until 17:00 in winter to 21:30 in summer; closed on some public holidays

Address

Old railway viaduct along Avenue Daumesnil, 12th arr.; climb by stairs near the Bastille end

A railway viaduct, long out of service, now carries flower beds and rose arbours. It is often called the elder sibling of New York's High Line. Beneath the arches runs the Viaduc des Arts craft-shop street, while up top you walk at third-floor height above Avenue Daumesnil. Further east the path drops into cuttings and tree-lined stretches toward Bois de Vincennes. A relaxed walk from Bastille takes an hour or so.