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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Cronat

Nivernais Canal – View of the Loire loop from Archard

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Cronat

Nivernais Canal – View of the Loire loop from Archard

Hard

4.5

(11)

riders

Nivernais Canal – View of the Loire loop from Archard

05:09

85.3km

540m

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: June 18, 2026

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Réserve naturelle de la Loire Bourguignonne

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.24 km

Idyllic landscape

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Idyllic landscape in the La Croix Pommier region.

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27.0 km

The Nivernais canal is the least used of the four canals running through Burgundy. It connects the Loire river to the Yonne river near Auxerre, via a 196 kilometer route. It was abandoned at the end of the seventies and was recently rehabilitated. Its route is very quiet and crosses a relatively unknown microregion.

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33.7 km

Champvert: Junction of EV6 and V51 – Tour de Bourgogne by Bike

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36.6 km

On the Loire Cycle Path 🐂🐃🐄

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44.2 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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44.9 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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51.7 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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66.6 km

Étang de la Palue

Lake

74.9 km

Medieval quarter of Bourbon-Lancy

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In the medieval district of Bourbon-Lancy, where many remarkable houses stand out, the construction is dense, the streets narrow and the protection systems still visible. The city was enclosed by imposing gates and a rampart.

Today, even if the rampart has been integrated into the constructions, its perimeter has remained unchanged and is easily discovered.

Only two of the three access gates remain: the entrance via the belfry, whose drawbridge lifting system is still very visible, and the Éperon gate on the south side with the still visible ruins of its granite arch.

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85.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.6 km

10.7 km

7.21 km

3.19 km

773 m

Surfaces

42.8 km

41.8 km

773 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 5 July

35°C

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Comments

September 2, 2023,Dag 6: Panneçot - Bourbon-Lancy

The last part of this stage is quite tough. To Cronat you have to climb quite a bit.
And then it goes quite uphill and downhill.
After Bourbon-Lancy the suffering is over...

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Nivernais Canal – View of the Loire loop from Archard

Idyllic landscape

Nivernais Canal

Champvert: Junction of EV6 and V51 – Tour de Bourgogne by Bike

On the Loire Cycle Path 🐂🐃🐄

View of the Loire

Cycle Path on the Loire Bourguignonne Levee

Picnic area on the banks of the Loire River

Medieval quarter of Bourbon-Lancy

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