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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charolles
Vitry-Sur-Loire

Canal Latéral à la Loire – Digoin Canal Bridge loop from Lesme

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charolles
Vitry-Sur-Loire

Canal Latéral à la Loire – Digoin Canal Bridge loop from Lesme

Hard

4.8

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226

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Canal Latéral à la Loire – Digoin Canal Bridge loop from Lesme

07:23

127km

440m

Cycling

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

Last updated: March 28, 2026

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Réserve naturelle de la Loire Bourguignonne

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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7.49 km

Bois de Fleury

Forest

2

20.3 km

Canal Latéral à la Loire

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The Loire lateral canal is 196 kilometers long and allows, with other structures, the connection of the Rhône and the Seine. Thanks to it, the three largest rivers in France are thus connected.

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26.4 km

Bief No 3 Oddes

Lake

30.4 km

Bief No 2 de Thaleine

Lake

5

37.2 km

Digoin Canal Bridge

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The Digoin aqueduct is both a curiosity and a rarity. This 243-meter bridge allows barges to pass over the Loire River. It is also open to pedestrians and cyclists, who …

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37.8 km

In Digoin 🇨🇵

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Nice trip

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58.3 km

View of the Loire

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At Diou, the Eurovelo 6 branches off from the Loire side canal and leads over the Loire Bridge of the D 480. From the bridge you have a good block onto the unregulated Loire 👆

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93.0 km

Cobblestone ramp

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The short section, the ramp up to the dam, is definitely from the last century.
But from there, you have a beautiful view of the sandy banks of the Loire.
Simply indescribable!

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100 km

Cycle Path on the Loire Bourguignonne Levee

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The bike path has good asphalt, without any potholes! The floodplain is between the Loire and the dam.
We experienced the Loire as a calm, unobtrusive river.
But apparently, it can also be quite different.

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101 km

View of the Loire

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It's a great passage that runs along the Loire, sheltered by trees and quiet.

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11

109 km

Picnic area on the banks of the Loire River

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This waterside picnic area is adorned with attractive wooden carvings of various animals.

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127 km

End point

Bus stop

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62.9 km

57.1 km

4.30 km

2.00 km

347 m

346 m

Surfaces

76.5 km

49.2 km

671 m

659 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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