Canal Latéral à la Loire – Digoin Canal Bridge loop from Dompierre-Sept-Fons

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Canal Latéral à la Loire – Digoin Canal Bridge loop from Dompierre-Sept-Fons

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Canal Latéral à la Loire – Digoin Canal Bridge loop from Dompierre-Sept-Fons

07:19

125km

470m

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: September 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 69.1 km for 159 m

After 94.9 km for 211 m

After 96.3 km for 211 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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31.2 km

Moulins Cathedral

Highlight • Historical Site

This cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Moulins and a national monument. It was built in the 15th and 16th centuries in the Flamboyant Gothic style, then enlarged …

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32.8 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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74.2 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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78.2 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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84.2 km

Bief No 3 Oddes

Lake

88.2 km

Bief No 2 de Thaleine

Lake

94.7 km

Canal lateral del Loira n°1

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94.7 km

The boat crossing over the Loire in the Canal Central

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95.1 km

Digoin Canal Bridge

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The Digoin aqueduct is both a curiosity and a rarity. This 243-meter bridge allows barges to pass over the Loire River. It is also open to pedestrians and cyclists, who …

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95.7 km

In Digoin 🇨🇵

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Nice trip

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125 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.6 km

52.1 km

6.21 km

677 m

254 m

238 m

100 m

Surfaces

89.6 km

33.7 km

848 m

491 m

395 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

14°C

6°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

April 28, 2023,Bieira_Tag_05

Weather fantastic. Several boats underway on the canals. Landscape characterized by cattle breeding and wide fields of rape.

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May 13, 2023,Frankreich-Rundfahrt 🇫🇷 Etappe 12: Paray le Monial - Digoin - Moulins

We're just about to leave the Hôtel am Kanal when 🛑 a police motorcyclist stops us: an almost infinitely long troop of racing cyclists races down the street.

But then we visit Paray-le-Monial, the most beautiful city for us so far!

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