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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Bourbon-Lancy

View of the Loire – Besbre Lock loop from Bourbon-Lancy

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Bourbon-Lancy

View of the Loire – Besbre Lock loop from Bourbon-Lancy

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View of the Loire – Besbre Lock loop from Bourbon-Lancy

04:13

71.8km

260m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.27 km

Bois de Fleury

Forest

6.00 km

Voie Verte near Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire

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Nice path

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7.71 km

Château de Saint Aubin / Loire

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A bit difficult to see from the bike path.

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9.96 km

Abris - Shelter

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12.4 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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15.2 km

Canal Bridge Over the Roudon

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17.4 km

Besbre Lock

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Lock on the Loire side canal, on the Bourbonnais cycle route.

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37.2 km

Path through Fields and Ponds

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Flat gravel sections through the fields, pleasant and not monotonous sections, very quiet, no traffic apart from bicycles.

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45.3 km

Gannay boat stop on the Loire River

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WC, showers, picnic area, restaurant

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48.8 km

La Loire

Lake

71.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.9 km

15.8 km

2.27 km

2.00 km

1.84 km

Surfaces

44.4 km

24.8 km

1.93 km

692 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

35°C

14°C

0 %

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View of the Loire – Besbre Lock loop from Bourbon-Lancy

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Château de Saint Aubin / Loire

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View of the Loire

Canal Bridge Over the Roudon

Besbre Lock

Path through Fields and Ponds

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