The 10 best street spots in “La Défense” France
You want to find the 10 best street spot in La Défense in Paris (France). Explore this article and discover the best spots to practice your skateboard, roller-blade, scooter, and BMX skills.
Why “La Défense” is a great district for skating ?
La Défense is a privileged place for street skating. Benches, steps, stairs, handrails, ledges and other elements making up the business district are very popular with actions sports enthusiasts. Many riders come to practice at La Défense, a real open-air playground. Just in case, if you don’t know all elements you can find here our glossary.
Unfortunately, riding in the business district is becoming more and more complicated according to the riders. As soon as they start skating near a tower, the security guards come out to make them leave. They barely have time to do a trick. Other areas of the district are impassable because of the residents.
Despite all of this, the Defense district remains a mythical place where big competitions took place such as IMYTA. With over 1000 people in attendance on april 13, 2003, the second ever Paris IMYTA was the biggest street contest in the history of rollerblading. Crews from all over the world represented their deep love for blading. Coming from as far as Poland, Russia,Holland, Finland, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, England,Germany, Portugal, USA, the Czech Republic, and of course, France. You can see the IMYTA video here.
The last event I saw there was the SHRED DA GROUND 4 on June 4 2007. Here is the official video of the contest, filmed and mounted by Mr. Cavin Le Macon. It was crazy !
“The Defense district is a mythical place. It is a mecca for riders.“
Where i can find best spots in La Défense ?
10. Handrail and green curb, La Défense
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8. Long high curb, La Défense
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7. La Jetée spot, La Défense
Nice spots with handrails, a wall and a manual pad just in front of the rail. There are also other rails close to this spot. You can find them easily. Enjoy.
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6. Valmy spot, La Défense
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5. Handrails, La Défense
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4. Pole Jam rail, La Défense
Great rail starting from the ground that’s why It looks like a pole jam rail but bigger. Not easy to find but you can have a lot of fun on it with few people around (for the moment).
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2. Handrails Le Parvis de l’Arche, La Défense
A very famous street spot with a lot of rails but it’s often crowded. So, you have to be quick. Indeed, it’s just outside the metro. I saw a lot of great tricks there. You can see some of them in the SHRED DA GROUND 4 video below (spot 3). There are a lot of falls too. Ouch.
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1. Place des Degrés Spot, La Défense
Great metal structure with a rather original “V” shape. It is possible to grind on it or even to jump! Just next to it you can see a huge handrail that will please the loaders! Be careful, the fall can be very painful.
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