Canal Latéral à la Loire – Moulins Iron Bridge loop from Bessay-sur-Allier

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Canal Latéral à la Loire – Moulins Iron Bridge loop from Bessay-sur-Allier

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Canal Latéral à la Loire – Moulins Iron Bridge loop from Bessay-sur-Allier

08:06

137km

700m

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: August 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.5 km for 159 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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35.6 km

Besbre Lock

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Lock on the Loire side canal, on the Bourbonnais cycle route.

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37.8 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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44.6 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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88.5 km

Ancien hôtel d'Orvilliers

Castle

89.8 km

View of the Allier River and Moulins from Les Durantats

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Not far from here, in Nevers, is where the Allier River ends its course in the Loire. The view from here is picturesque. Take the time to take some photos. From here, you have a beautiful view of Moulins.

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95.6 km

Les Beurres

Forest

98.0 km

The Via Allier in the Moladier Forest

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Many animals find refuge in this imposing oak grove, formerly owned by the Dukes of Bourbon. It's a very pleasant cycle along this shaded road.

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106 km

Priory of St. Peter and St. Paul, Souvigny

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Souvigny is a French commune located in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Located in the heart of Bourbonnais, the city is the cradle of the Bourbon family, of which it was an important city of the lordship of Bourbon. It preserves an exceptional heritage linked to its affiliation with the powerful abbey of Cluny. In addition to the recumbent figures of the last Dukes of Bourbon, the priory church, the largest religious building in the Allier department, preserves the relics of several saints, including those of two abbots of Cluny who died in Souvigny: Mayeul, 4th abbot (died in 994), and Odilon his successor (died in 1049).

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121 km

L'Allier

Lake

122 km

Moulins Iron Bridge

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From this bridge, you have a very nice view of the town of Moulins. There is also a net which has been strung above the deck for children and adults to enjoy.

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137 km

End point

Train Station

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