The Paris Running Map
Everything displayed on the map, explained. From runnable surfaces and city zones to amenities and layers — here's what each element represents and where the data comes from.
Amenities
Practical information displayed on the map to help you during your run.
Fountains
Free, publicly accessible outdoor water fountains — perfect for a quick refresh during your run.
Toilets
Free public toilets available along your route for when nature calls.
Points of interest
Points of interest such as shops, landmarks, and buildings — just like you'd find on a standard map app.
Transit
Subway, bus, and train stations across the city.
Map layers
Toggleable overlays that highlight specific features of the Paris running map.
Trees
All 200,000+ trees in Paris, sourced from the city and regularly updated.
Parks
All public parks in Paris, officially listed by the city.
Fitness path
Streets and avenues selected by the City of Paris as particularly well suited for running.
Walkable paths
A combination of sidewalks, pedestrian paths, crosswalks, and median strips — the core network of runnable surfaces in the city.
Pedestrian zones
Official city zones fully reserved for pedestrians, free of car traffic.
Meeting zones
Zones where pedestrians have right of way and car speed is limited to 20 km/h.
Data sources
Open Data Paris
All datasets are provided by the City of Paris through the Open Data Paris platform, ensuring the information is official and regularly updated.
OpenStreetMap
Map data used to extract streets and pathways comes from OpenStreetMap, the open-source collaborative mapping platform.
How to use the map
The RunninParis map is built specifically for runners, not for general navigation. Every layer and every amenity shown has been selected because it directly affects your running experience in Paris.
Enable the layers you need
Open the map in the app and tap the layers icon. You can toggle trees, parks, pedestrian zones, fitness paths, and meeting zones on or off independently. Start with trees and parks for the most scenic routes, or turn on pedestrian zones to discover the car-free streets you may not have run before.
Plan around amenities
Water fountains and public toilets (sanisettes) are both marked with a blue background on the map. Plan longer runs — anything above 8 km — with at least one water stop on your route.
Cross-reference with your route score
Every street visible on the map has a score in the algorithm. When you generate a route, the app selects streets that combine high scores with practical runability. The map layers let you understand — visually — why a route scores the way it does: dense trees, a park loop, pedestrian stretches all raise the score significantly.
All map data is sourced from the City of Paris Open Data platform and OpenStreetMap. The data is updated regularly as Paris adds new trees, reclassifies streets, or opens new pedestrian zones. The 200,000+ tree dataset alone is one of the most detailed urban forestry records in Europe.
Explore Paris with your personal running map
