Grignon – Choiseau lock loop from Beauchamps-sur-Huillard

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Centre-Val de Loire

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Beauchamps-Sur-Huillard

Grignon – Choiseau lock loop from Beauchamps-sur-Huillard

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Grignon – Choiseau lock loop from Beauchamps-sur-Huillard

01:34

28.0km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Natura 2000 de la Forêt d'Orléans

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10.8 km

Grignon Lock

Highlight • Structure

A restaurant and grocery store operate in a charming building next to the lock. And a cold beer tastes exceptional under the beautiful old plane tree. A good place to take a break during a bike ride.

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11.0 km

Grignon

Highlight • Settlement

Grignon is a little gem nestled in the heart of Loiret, near the Canal d’Orléans. This quiet village is home to the Auberge des 3 Écluses, a charming place where …

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11.1 km

Port de Grignon and Its Three Locks

Highlight • Monument

Former port, the most important in the timber trade of the Orléans forest, widely used at the time in construction or for heating Paris.
Very characteristic site with its 3 locks and its lock keeper's house.

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11.1 km

Grignon Locks and the Lockkeeper's House

Highlight • Monument

This site is most characteristic of the Orléans Canal, which was once a vital waterway for transporting timber and other materials from the Orléans Forest to Paris. You can admire …

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12.1 km

Choiseau lock

Highlight • Structure

Lock built in 1690, now listed as a Historic Monument and which regained its former appearance in 2022 with the installation of new solid oak doors, following two successive reconstructions of the upstream and downstream heads during the 19th century.

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20.2 km