First pick
Parc de la Combe à la Serpent
Park or garden
383 ha51.3 km of path
11 h 25 minto walk all 51.3 km of path
5.3 km westfrom the center
Combe à la SerpentChemin de la Combe PirouelleChemin de la Combe+4 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.56.5%woodland
Outdoors in Dijon · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Dijon has more footpaths per km² than 9 in 10 French towns
Footpaths add up to 250 km across Dijon (6 km per km²). Waymarked hiking routes add up to 49 km in Dijon. No protected area reaches Dijon; the nearest, Arrière côte de Dijon et de Beaune (Natura 2000), is 4.5 km from the town center. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
0%
of the commune’s land
Nearest: Arrière côte de Dijon et de Beaune, 4.5 km
Woodland
6.5%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
250 km
6 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
49 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
30
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc de la Combe à la Serpent
Throughout this page, the Côte-d'Or median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What kind of place
What kind of outdoors place is Dijon?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths6 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.On waymarked routes49 km of GR and other hiking routes cross the commune.Protected land nearbyArrière côte de Dijon et de Beaune (Natura 2000) is 4.5 km from the town center.
What sets Dijon apart: its footpaths, then its hiking routes.
Against French towns
How Dijon compares with French towns
Each figure against the 3,798 compared French towns (communes with an overall grade): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Described, not graded.
Protected areas0%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
22out of 100
Woodland6.5%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
29out of 100
Footpaths6 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
94out of 100
Hiking routes1.2 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
88out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Dijon has the 19th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (106,130 to 238,246 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Paris 12e (16.7 km per km²) to Nîmes (1.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris 12e Paris | 16.7 | 30% | 0% | 153 km |
| 2 | Paris 16e Paris | 11.9 | 25% | 0% | 147 km |
| 3 | Grenoble Isère | 11.6 | 4.6% | 0% | 204 km |
| 4 | Paris 19e Paris | 11.1 | 2.1% | 0% | 148 km |
| 5 | Paris 20e Paris | 10.9 | 0.1% | 0% | 151 km |
| 6 | Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine | 10.8 | 6.4% | 0% | 49 km |
| 7 | Paris 14e Paris | 10.6 | 0.4% | 0% | 151 km |
| 8 | Paris 15e Paris | 9.6 | 0% | 0% | 149 km |
| 9 | Paris 13e Paris | 9.2 | 0.4% | 0% | 152 km |
| 10 | Caen Calvados | 8.1 | 2.4% | 0% | 14 km |
| 11 | Tours Indre-et-Loire | 7.8 | 6.3% | 4.7% | 184 km |
| 12 | Lille Nord | 7.7 | 2.3% | 0% | 62 km |
| 13 | Villeurbanne Rhône | 7.4 | 2.8% | 0.3% | 253 km |
| 14 | Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis | 7 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 142 km |
| 15 | Metz Moselle | 6.8 | 8% | 0% | 329 km |
| 16 | Angers Maine-et-Loire | 6.3 | 5.6% | 17% | 118 km |
| 17 | Orléans Loiret | 6.3 | 5.4% | 4.3% | 206 km |
| 18 | Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine | 6 | 2% | 0% | 147 km |
| 19 | Dijon Côte-d'Or | 6 | 6.5% | 0% | 402 km |
| 20 | Brest Finistère | 5.9 | 6.7% | 0% | On it |
| 21 | Le Mans Sarthe | 5.5 | 6.6% | 0% | 135 km |
| 22 | Paris 11e Paris | 5.4 | 0% | 0% | 150 km |
| 23 | Besançon Doubs | 5.3 | 37% | 0.6% | 402 km |
| 24 | Montreuil Seine-Saint-Denis | 5.2 | 1.8% | 4.7% | 153 km |
| 25 | Rouen Seine-Maritime | 5.1 | 6.2% | 0% | 53 km |
| 26 | Paris 17e Paris | 5.1 | 0.2% | 0% | 145 km |
| 27 | Reims Marne | 4.8 | 2.1% | 1.1% | 199 km |
| 28 | Annecy Haute-Savoie | 4.6 | 29% | 0.2% | 260 km |
| 29 | Paris 18e Paris | 4.4 | 0.5% | 0% | 146 km |
| 30 | Amiens Somme | 3.8 | 3% | 0.7% | 55 km |
| 31 | Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dôme | 3.7 | 4.6% | 0.7% | 258 km |
| 32 | Le Havre Seine-Maritime | 3.6 | 5.8% | 3.3% | On it |
| 33 | Toulon Var | 3.6 | 23% | 26% | On it |
| 34 | Saint-Étienne Loire | 3.5 | 31% | 33% | 210 km |
| 35 | Limoges Haute-Vienne | 3.3 | 15% | 0% | 163 km |
| 36 | Argenteuil Val-d'Oise | 3.2 | 5.5% | 0% | 136 km |
| 37 | Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales | 2.2 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 12 km |
| 38 | Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.1 | 18% | 9.1% | 21 km |
| 39 | Saint-Denis Réunion | 1.6 | 62% | 73% | On it |
| 40 | Saint-Paul Réunion | 1.4 | 20% | 64% | On it |
| 41 | Nîmes Gard | 1.3 | 29% | 4.6% | 37 km |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park or wood. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is the commune’s boundary.
Green: parks, gardens and woods mapped on OpenStreetMap, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · INPN / PatriNat · IGN
Places to walk
Parks and woods to walk in, in and around Dijon
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc de la Combe à la Serpent leads, at 383 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc de la Colombière
Park or garden
35 ha14.9 km of path
3 h 20 minto walk all 14.9 km of path
2.7 km southfrom the center
Voie romaine
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Combe Persil
Park or garden
36 ha5.6 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.6 km of path
4 km westfrom the center
Combe PersilChemin de la Combe PersilChemin de la Rente de Giron
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Fontaine aux Fées
Park or garden · 40 m outside the commune
30 ha7.3 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 7.3 km of path
3.1 km westfrom the center
Chemin du Creux Saint-BénigneSentier Albert PrinceChemin des Carrières de Boissères
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Motte-Giron
Park or garden
24 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
4.4 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Combe Saint-Joseph
Park or garden
15 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
4.1 km south-westfrom the center
Chemin d'Initiation à la Nature
Directionsto a point inside
Promenades de Pouilly
Park or garden
10 ha4.6 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.6 km of path
3 km northfrom the center
Allée Félix ÉbouéAllée des Érables PlanesAllée des Bouleaux+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Toison d'Or
Park or garden
9.4 ha4.2 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.2 km of path
3.8 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks, gardens and woods
Parc de la Combe à la SerpentPark or garden · 383 ha · 51.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de la ColombièrePark or garden · 35 ha · 14.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Combe PersilPark or garden · 36 ha · 5.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Fontaine aux FéesPark or garden · 30 ha · 7.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de la Motte-GironPark or garden · 24 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Combe Saint-JosephPark or garden · 15 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsPromenades de PouillyPark or garden · 10 ha · 4.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Toison d'OrPark or garden · 9.4 ha · 4.2 km of path
DirectionsJardin de l'ArquebusePark or garden · 5.5 ha · 3.8 km of path
DirectionsPort du CanalPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 2.6 km of path
DirectionsPromenade de l'OuchePark or garden · 7.8 ha · 2.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Redoute de Saint-ApollinairePark or garden · 6 ha · 2.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc des Carrières BacquinPark or garden · 4.9 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsPromenade du SuzonPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des Basses CombottesPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 1.5 km of path · just outside
DirectionsJardin du Ruisseau de la Fontaine d'OuchePark or garden · 3.4 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc du Château de PouillyPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsRéserve Urbaine de Biodiversité du SuzonPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Hyacinthe VincentPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'ArsenalPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des GrésillesPark or garden · 3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsSquare DarcyPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsSquare Ernst JohnsonPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsBois du Ru de PouillyWood or forest · 2.8 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du DrapeauPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsCours JunotPark or garden · 1 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsSquare PascalPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsPlace du Président WilsonPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc des ArgentièresPark or garden · 1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsTerrain des verriersPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Arrière côte de Dijon et de Beaune is the nearest protected area, 4.5 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Arrière côte de Dijon et de Beaune
4.5 km from the town center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area0%
Designations overlap (a regional park can hold a Natura 2000 site), so the rows don’t add up; the first counts each piece of land once.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
Footpaths and woods in Dijon
Paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and waymarked hiking routes, mapped on OpenStreetMap inside the commune; woods are mapped forest and woodland, private woods included.
Footpaths
250 km
6 km per km²
Hiking routes
49 km
waymarked: 1.2 km per km²
Woodland
6.5%
about 2.7 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
DijonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Footpaths6
Hiking routes1.2
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DijonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Woodland6.5%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 94% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 71% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. Every home in Dijon is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
16 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 27.6 km
Sentier Félix Batier12 km
Sentier Jean Montmey11 km
PR238.9 km
Circuit du Martin-Pêcheur8.3 km
PR67.4 km
Circuit de la Combe Souillot7.2 km
Circuit des Trois Fontaines6.8 km
Circuit du Mont-Chapet6.8 km
Réservoir de la butte Chaumont6 km
Circuit Découverte des Hauts de la Combe4.2 km
Des Charmes aux Lièvres3.8 km
+4 more
GR 2 passes within 2 km of Dijon.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Dijon: April and June to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dijon-Longvic, 7.2 km away, and the daylight at the town’s latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 57 | 43 | 48 | 58 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 74 | 78 | 62 |
February is the driest month (43 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 27 °C). 78 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 62 nights a year. The climate in Dijon →
Gardens
2 gardens to visit in Dijon
Named gardens in the commune.
Jardin botanique de l'arquebuse de DijonIn Dijon
DirectionsJardin japonais de DijonIn Dijon
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Neighbors
Next to Dijon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Fontaine-lès-DijonTalantSaint-ApollinaireChenôveLongvicQuetignyDijon
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dijon | 0% | 6.5% | 6 |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 9,252 · 2.3 km | 0% | 2.6% | 3.4 |
| Talant 11,896 · 3.2 km | 0% | 5.6% | 8 |
| Saint-Apollinaire 7,544 · 3.7 km | 0% | 0.4% | 3.3 |
| Chenôve 14,244 · 3.8 km | 17% | 10% | 6.5 |
| Longvic 8,896 · 4.1 km | 0% | 3.4% | 3.1 |
| Quetigny 8,971 · 5.7 km | 0% | 0.7% | 4 |
Chenôve has at least twice as much protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected areas. National-park cores, national parks’ outer areas, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites, from INPN. A national park’s core is strictly protected; its outer area and a regional park are charters between communes, not bans. Designations overlap, so the total counts each piece of land once.
- Woodland. Forest and woods as OpenStreetMap maps them, private woods included: woods nobody has mapped are missing, and a mapped wood isn’t necessarily open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footpaths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, then waymarked hiking routes (GR and others) measured apart. A route often follows a path or lane already counted: the two overlap. Paths nobody has mapped are missing.
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (INSEE’s 200 m grid) within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or wood edge. It measures nearness, not a way in. Guadeloupe and French Guiana have no grid: their pages say whether the town center is within 800 m.
- The coast. The straight-line distance from the town center to OpenStreetMap’s coastline, which follows the tide line into estuaries. A commune is on the coast when the coastline crosses its boundary.
- No grade yet. U.S. and UK towns have an Outdoors Grade; French towns don’t yet. Each figure is set beside the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade) in the département and in France, each figure its own median.
Questions about the outdoors in Dijon
Is Dijon in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Arrière côte de Dijon et de Beaune, 4.5 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Dijon?
OpenStreetMap maps 250 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 6 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 49 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Dijon is woodland?
6.5% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Dijon near the sea?
No: the coast is 402 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Dijon?
April and June to September: long days, mild highs and little rain, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest suitable station.
Why is there no Outdoors Grade for French towns?
TownRatings grades the outdoors in the U.S. and the UK; the French figures are new and not graded yet. This page sets each one beside the median compared French town instead.
Sources: INPN / PatriNat (protected areas 2026, Natura 2000 2024) · © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (paths, hiking routes, woods, coast, gardens) · INSEE, Filosofi 2021 200 m grid (residents) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Météo-France normals 1991–2020 · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.