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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre at Chagny loop from Chalon-sur-Saône

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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre at Chagny loop from Chalon-sur-Saône

Moderate

4.5

(13)

75

riders

Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre at Chagny loop from Chalon-sur-Saône

04:11

66.6km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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6.99 km

Thalie Canal

Highlight • River

On this part of the cycle path there are always beautiful boats and ships that pass by or that you can overtake yourself.

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9.32 km

Old Church in Ruins

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An old church on the Canal du Centre

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10.8 km

Canal du Centre

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The Canal du Centre was designed to connect the two major rivers, the Loire and the Saône, for commercial purposes. It links Chalon-sur-Saône, a town on the banks of the Saône, to Digoin, on the banks of the Loire. It is 112 kilometers long. This waterway provided Burgundy with an invaluable asset at the time, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. The first stone was laid in 1784. The first barge sailed on the canal in 1791, in the midst of the French Revolution.

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16.0 km

Rully lock

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Rully lock. There are three charging stations for electric bikes behind the old lock keeper's house.

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17.5 km

Canal du Centre at Chagny

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Excellent paved flat bike trail along the historic 1793 Canal du Centre, connecting at Chalon-sur-Saône the transeuropean EuroVelo 6 route (coming from the Black Sea) with the ViaRhôna route and leads via Digoin to the Loire Valley trails and Nantes with its intersection of EuroVelo 1 Vélodyssée along the Atlantic coast.
The canal now only serves for recreational boating.

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19.6 km

Canal du Centre

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At the gates of Chagny, the Canal du Center is an ideal place for walks away from road traffic. The setting is superb and shady.

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49.7 km

The Saône

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64.8 km

Chalon-sur-Saône

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Chalon-sur-Saône is a city rich in tourist activities: castles, churches, and wine tours are all worth a visit from the EuroVelo 6 cycle route. But the city is most famous for its connection to photography. Nicéphore Niépce was born and lived in Chalon-sur-Saône and is known for inventing photography. A major museum is dedicated to him, and the city has maintained a prominent place in the world of photography.

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66.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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33.5 km

15.1 km

8.21 km

6.51 km

3.16 km

137 m

Surfaces

49.9 km

10.0 km

5.77 km

627 m

358 m

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Lowest point (170 m)

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