La Cure – Saint-Père-sur-la-Cure Bridge loop from Saint-Père

Hiking trails & Routes

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Avallon

Saint-Père

La Cure – Saint-Père-sur-la-Cure Bridge loop from Saint-Père

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La Cure – Saint-Père-sur-la-Cure Bridge loop from Saint-Père

03:11

11.4km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Morvan

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

182 m

Chemin de Fontenai

Highlight • Other

5.67 km

Château de Pierre-Perthuis

Castle

10.2 km

Camping Municipal de Saint-Père

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice little campsite right on the banks of the Cure with water access.

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10.5 km

Brasserie de Vézelay

Highlight • Pub

The brewery is right on the way between the Camping Municipal and Center Ville.

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10.7 km

La Cure

Highlight • River

If you come from the brewery, near which there are also hiking parking lots, you will pass this beautiful embankment on the Cure shortly before the village. From here you …

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10.8 km

Saint-Père-sur-la-Cure Bridge

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On the Cure, the very old bridge of St-Père, remodeled several times, has kept its appearance from the end of the 18th century. It is difficult to date the first …

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11.2 km

Notre-Dame Church of Saint-Père

Highlight • Religious Site

You drive through the winding alleys of the picturesque village of Saint-Père in the valley before Vézelay, and then the view opens up to this village church! An incredible porch …

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11.3 km

Old Saint-Père church cemetery

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The old village church from the 11th century originally stood here. It was destroyed during the Huguenot Wars and later the village cemetery was set up in the former churchyard. …

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11.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.61 km

3.06 km

696 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.42 km

3.28 km

2.73 km

1.87 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

15°C

7°C

53 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

April 28, 2023,🇨🇵 23_04_28 Saint-Père, Pierre Pertuis, Foissy

We stay in Saint Père and walk against the current along the Cure today. A beautiful landscape, even under dark clouds and bizarre old villages are on the way. Cows, sheep and chickens, rural idyll and tranquility, a beautiful area of the Morvan.

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