Canal du Nivernais – Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois loop from Château-Chinon (Campagne)

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Canal du Nivernais – Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois loop from Château-Chinon (Campagne)

Moderate

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Canal du Nivernais – Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois loop from Château-Chinon (Campagne)

03:24

76.3km

790m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Morvan

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8.36 km

Panorama de l'Eglise

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Viewpoint at Saint Léger-de-Fougeret. You look nicely to the west away from the Morvan

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19.5 km

Café Stop in Moulins-Engilbert

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good place to take a break: the bakery on the left, the coffee bar on the right.

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19.7 km

Pretty village typical of the region with several shops, cafes and restaurants. All that remains are the ramparts and two partially preserved buildings of the Moulins-Engilbert castle which dates from the 10th to the 15th centuries.

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29.9 km

Canal du Nivernais

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The Nivernais canal connects the Loire basin and that of the Yonne. The canal is punctuated by four locks and bordered by a cycle path bordered by the forest.

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47.9 km

Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois

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This small isolated village in the heart of the Nièvre is located on the edge of the Nivernais canal and has a very pretty castle. In its center you will find a few shops as well as an inn.

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70.5 km

View of Château-Chinon from Saint-Hilaire

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Next to the church, an orientation table indicates a panorama towards Château-Chinon.

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75.6 km

Fountains by Jean Tinguely & Niki de Saint Phalle

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Installed in front of the former courthouse, now the town hall, the mobile fountain statue is the joint work of Jean Tinguely and Nikki de Saint-Phalle. Donated by François Mitterrand …

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75.8 km