Walking track · Paris
The Seine Walk: Eiffel Tower to Notre-Dame
Yes, you can walk from the Eiffel Tower to Notre-Dame in a morning. This riverside route follows the Right Bank through the Pont Alexandre III and the Louvre pyramid before crossing to the Île de la Cité, collecting four Paris Landmarks in about four and a half kilometres of nearly flat walking. Every step stands on free public ground, and the Seine keeps the wayfinding simple: keep the water on your left and wander when it invites you.
- 4 stops
- 4.5 km
- about 3 h 45 min
- on foot
The itinerary
Stop by stop.
Morning along the river — the tower is calmest first and the cathedral parvis fills by noon.
- 01
Start here
Eiffel Tower
Start early beneath the tower while the Champ de Mars is calm. Decide the composition before you raise the phone: a full-tower view wants distance, a portrait wants the lattice close behind you.
Plan about 45 min · Visit the Eiffel Tower guide
- 02
+ 1.5 km from the previous stop
Pont Alexandre III
Follow the river upstream to the most decorated bridge in Paris. One crossing gives two signature frames — the Invalides golden dome through the arch, and the Grand Palais glass roof behind you.
Plan about 30 min · Visit the Pont Alexandre III guide
- 03
+ 1.6 km from the previous stop
Louvre Museum
Keep the water on your left until the pyramid appears. Give the courtyard geometry room to breathe, and keep any gallery visit as its own ticketed part of the day rather than a detour.
Plan about 45 min · Visit the Louvre Museum guide
- 04
+ 1.4 km from the previous stop
Notre-Dame de Paris
Cross to the island for the cathedral. The parvis gives the classic twin towers; the riverside gardens give the buttresses and spire that visitors rushing to the front never see.
Plan about 45 min · Visit the Notre-Dame de Paris guide
Place-earned, not photo-matched
Collect every badge on this track.
Unlocked verifies that you are really at each Landmark. Choose Unlock while you are there, and the badge is yours — the photo Memory can wait until you are home.
- 01
Go to the Landmark.
Follow the track above; every stop is a supported place in Paris.
- 02
Choose Unlock.
A current location sample verifies you are inside the Landmark's supported area.
- 03
Finish the track.
Each verified visit earns the Landmark's badge permanently in your Passport.
Before you go
Track questions.
Is the Eiffel Tower to Notre-Dame walk flat?
Yes. The route follows the Seine's Right Bank with almost no elevation across four and a half kilometres, and riverbank paths make the wayfinding simple from one landmark to the next.
Do I need tickets anywhere on the route?
No. The tower's surroundings, the bridge, the Louvre courtyard, and the cathedral parvis are all free public ground. Only interior visits — the tower ascent or museum galleries — are ticketed, and the Unlocked unlock never requires them.
Does standing where I can see the Eiffel Tower count?
No. Visibility is not the location check. Open each Landmark in Unlocked and choose Unlock inside its supported area — the app map shows the boundary, which matters most at the tower itself.