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Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre loop from Ciry-le-Noble

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Ciry-Le-Noble

Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre loop from Ciry-le-Noble

Hard

4.8

(6)

riders

Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre loop from Ciry-le-Noble

11:18

188km

1,070m

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: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 144 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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26.5 km

Canal du Centre greenway

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The Voie Verte du Canal du Centre, located just outside Paray-le-Monial, offers a scenic and relaxing experience in the heart of the Burgundy region. Along the way, you will enjoy a well-maintained greenway that runs alongside the historic Canal du Centre, allowing you to ride on flat and easy terrain. It is the perfect complement to any hike.

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75.1 km

Étang de Montchanin

Lake

76.4 km

Tranchée du Longpendu

Lake

88.4 km

Greenway of the Canal du Centre

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Very good quality road in the forest, partially shaded, without cars because of the cycle path. In total, the Canal du Center greenway is 129 km long and goes from Chalon to Digoin.

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94.5 km

Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune

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Beautiful little town with a bridge that spans the excellent cycle path and the historic Canal du Centre (1793).

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99.1 km

Canal du Centre

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Quiet flat walk along the canal

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103 km

Canal du Centre Greenway (EuroVelo 6)

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The Canal du Centre was built between 1783 and 1793 to ensure communication between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The greenway that runs alongside the canal is part of EuroVelo 6 and skirts southern Burgundy between the Saône and the Loire.

This segment offers beautiful panoramas of the Santenay vineyards.

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107 km

Canal du Centre

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At the gates of Chagny, the Canal du Center is an ideal place for walks away from road traffic. The setting is superb and shady.

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109 km

Canal du Centre at Chagny

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Excellent paved flat bike trail along the historic 1793 Canal du Centre, connecting at Chalon-sur-Saône the transeuropean EuroVelo 6 route (coming from the Black Sea) with the ViaRhôna route and leads via Digoin to the Loire Valley trails and Nantes with its intersection of EuroVelo 1 Vélodyssée along the Atlantic coast.
The canal now only serves for recreational boating.

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111 km

Canal du Centre

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The Canal du Centre was designed to connect the two major rivers, the Loire and the Saône, for commercial purposes. It links Chalon-sur-Saône, a town on the banks of the Saône, to Digoin, on the banks of the Loire. It is 112 kilometers long. This waterway provided Burgundy with an invaluable asset at the time, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. The first stone was laid in 1784. The first barge sailed on the canal in 1791, in the midst of the French Revolution.

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176 km

La Theurée

Forest

188 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

106 km

73.1 km

3.57 km

3.12 km

2.79 km

449 m

Surfaces

157 km

26.2 km

5.10 km

757 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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