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Briare Canal Bridge – Briare Canal Bridge loop from Poilly-lez-Gien

Briare Canal Bridge – Briare Canal Bridge loop from Poilly-lez-Gien

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Briare Canal Bridge – Briare Canal Bridge loop from Poilly-lez-Gien

02:43

56.0km

200m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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2.15 km

Trail in Gien

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drink on the Loire quay with beautiful view of the old bridge

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2.57 km

Small town at the gates of Sologne, whose silhouette can be admired from the Loire by bike route. It is worth a detour by crossing the bridge to go through the alleys and climb up to the promontory of the castle.

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3.09 km

View of Gien and the Château de Gien

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Magnificent view of the Loire, the bridge and the town of Gien. The castle watches over the river from its rocky crest.

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13.2 km

Briare Canal Bridge

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Very pretty and passable without problem by bike (be careful). With a road bike, favor the downstream side (north west) because it has a paved track to join the road on the left bank.

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13.4 km

Briare Canal Bridge

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Jewel of French river heritage built in particular by the Eiffel company between 1890 and 1896.

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14.8 km

Path Along the Old Lateral Canal to the Loire

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18.6 km

Port des Combles

Lake

21.1 km

Old port of Ousson

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Active port during the time of the Loire Navy, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Local production of rye, wine and wood was shipped there on barges. There are two paved slipways leading to the water, on a quay which is 1700m long.
The submersible dike that we see across the river is called "la chevrette" and allowed boats to cross more easily.

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37.1 km

Mantelot Lock

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It was at Mantelot that the boats left the lateral canal of the Loire and crossed the river in a channel more than a kilometer long to join the rest of the canal on the right bank.
This area therefore also served as a boat station.

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56.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.8 km

12.1 km

7.79 km

6.61 km

649 m

158 m

Surfaces

27.9 km

20.0 km

7.86 km

168 m

130 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (120 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Trail in Gien

View of Gien

View of Gien and the Château de Gien

Briare Canal Bridge

Briare Canal Bridge

Path Along the Old Lateral Canal to the Loire

Old port of Ousson

Mantelot Lock

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