Canal du Nivernais – Canal de Nivernais Towpath loop from Guipy

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Clamecy

Guipy

Canal du Nivernais – Canal de Nivernais Towpath loop from Guipy

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Canal du Nivernais – Canal de Nivernais Towpath loop from Guipy

05:32

95.3km

460m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 38.7 km for 13 m

After 39.2 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20.2 km

Canal du Nivernais

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Beautiful path along the canal

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32.1 km

Cuncy Castle

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Cuncy Castle is an old fortified house built at the beginning of the 11th century. Remodeled in the 15th and 16th centuries, it was partly destroyed in 1592, when Vézelay's …

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38.7 km

Historic centre of Clamecy

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The town of Clamecy has some old medieval buildings, walks along the Yonne and a museum retracing the epic tale of log floating. You will find some nice restaurants at …

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43.5 km

Beautiful, sometimes sunny, sometimes shady, stretch of the Canal de Nivernais. Great to drive with children, varied through locks of different types, bascule bridges or pretty "Fermes" left and right

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82.4 km

Collancelle Locks

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Here you will find 16 locks on a 3 km stretch of the Nivernais canal. It's a great place to watch boats go by and see the lock in action. …

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84.3 km

Canal de Nivernais

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95.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.6 km

19.5 km

6.24 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

82.2 km

13.1 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

14°C

7°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 24, 2025,Tour of Burgundy 05A Clamecy to Châtillon-en-Bazois 64km

Another pretty ride, not much canal traffic or cyclists. The number of locks in a very short distance is amazing. No boulangerie or cafes along the way, near to Bazois the La Marine is a very good option for food and drink. Usual lack of evening eating places at Chatillon en Bazois, like zero so lucky the gite we staying …

August 7, 2024,🇨🇵 France 03 Châtillon-en-Bazois - Clamecy

The Canal du Nivernais is a watershed canal; with 32 locks it goes up 74 m to 260 m above sea level and with 78 locks it goes down 165 m.

The highest section goes through 3 tunnels near the municipality of La Collancelle.

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