Olympic Games 2024: take part in the Grande randonnée vers Paris, the sporting event across France

Published by Margot de Sortiraparis · Photos by Audrey de Sortiraparis · Published on January 12, 2024 at 05:23 p.m.
To coincide with the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris this summer 2024, the French Hiking Federation (FFR) is organizing a major event, accessible to all, with the idea of linking Paris from the rest of France at the heart of the project.

In the run-up to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the FFR has launched a major challenge to amateur and regular hikers alike: to rally Paris from some 15 French towns, over a total of more than 10,000 kilometers of hiking, on France's most beautiful trails.

This extraordinary project is made up of a multitude of events, and in 2024, seven major itineraries will be organized by departmental and regional committees in mainland France and the French overseas territories, before arriving in Paris to celebrate the end of the Grande randonnée vers Paris with a unique weekend of events right in the heart of the capital. Yes, on Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12, 2024, we'll be in Paris for the closing weekend of this great sporting challenge, which is already planning events for the whole family, rando-challenges and strolls around the Île-de-France region.

But before that, a test awaits amateur hikers, with seven major itineraries open to all: in total, more than 558 stages of 20 to 25 kilometers each form the route of this Grande randonnée vers Paris, with more than 10,000 kilometers covered on foot to the finish, on May 11 and 12, 2024.

The seven itineraries :

  • the secret plains and forests of Hauts de France
  • the Grand Est, land of battles
  • Vauban fortifications, from Nice to Paris, via Grenoble, Besançon...
  • culture and oenology in Burgundy
  • from the sources of the Loire to the Seine
  • from Cathar castles to the châteaux of the Loire
  • from the Breton tides to the meanders of the Seine

To take part in the itineraries, you need to fill in a form and send it to the e-mail address indicated (page 6). From Lille, Strasbourg, Nancy, Rennes, Nantes, Lyon, Nice, Bordeaux... and many other French cities, set off on these great tours, bound for Paris!

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From May 11, 2024 to May 12, 2024

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Prices
    Free

    Official website
    www.ffrandonnee.fr

    Booking
    www.ffrandonnee.fr

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