Château de Tanlay – Fosse Dionne loop from Tonnerre

Mountain biking trails

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Avallon

Tonnerre

Château de Tanlay – Fosse Dionne loop from Tonnerre

Easy

5.0

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Château de Tanlay – Fosse Dionne loop from Tonnerre

01:10

22.1km

70m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.0 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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620 m

Tonnerre

Highlight • Settlement

Tonnerre is a small village with character nicknamed "La petite Venise bourguignonne". To see among others: the perpetual waters of the mysterious Fosse Dionne, the Saint-Pierre Church, the Hôtel Dieu …

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1.34 km

Towpath of the Canal de Bourgogne

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Along the Canal de Bourgogne are still the historic locks including the Schleusnerhouses preserved.

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9.90 km

Canal de Bourgogne at Tanlay

Highlight • River

Small village are small port is the opportunity to eat with a good pizza or local products in the Picoche grocery store. I recommend the parsley and the gougères hum. The Château de Tanlay is also worth a detour.

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10.6 km

Château de Tanlay

Highlight • Castle

This castle has hosted filming of famous swashbuckling series:
the first of the films "Angélique Marquise des anges" by Bernard Borderie, with Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, and Jean Rochefort is …

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19.7 km

Canal de Bourgogne

Highlight • River

The Burgundy Canal is 242 km long, it connects the Seine basin to the Rhône basin. Previously used for moving goods, but since the 1960s the canal has been used almost exclusively for recreational boating.

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21.0 km

Fosse Dionne

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Dionne pit is a karst source called the Vauclusian source, located in the city center of Tonnerre. It is fed by the infiltration of precipitation into the surrounding limestone …

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21.5 km

Notre-Dame Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Originally a simple oratory of a pilgrim's house, it became, over time, the main church of Tonnerre. In the 11th century, the Hôtel-Dieu Notre-Dame was a modest house welcoming pilgrims …

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22.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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