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Canal latéral à la Loire – Canal Latéral à la Loire loop from Neuvy-sur-Loire

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Cosne-Cours-Sur-Loire

Neuvy-Sur-Loire

Canal latéral à la Loire – Canal Latéral à la Loire loop from Neuvy-sur-Loire

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4.4

(7)

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Canal latéral à la Loire – Canal Latéral à la Loire loop from Neuvy-sur-Loire

07:20

127km

280m

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 72.5 km for 13 m

After 78.6 km for 8 m

After 79.4 km for 8 m

After 97.8 km for 8 m

After 98.6 km for 8 m

After 105 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.72 km

Étang de la Fontaine

Lake

20.9 km

Canal Pathway

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Beautiful cycle path along the canal with views of the water and away from the road

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24.5 km

Port of Saint-Satur

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There are a few houseboats anchored in this small harbor.

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26.7 km

Canal latéral à la Loire

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If the Loire is a must for cycle tourism, we must not forget its lateral canal, which offers a more isolated setting. 196 kilometers long, it is perfectly equipped for bicycles on this section.

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59.7 km

Historic canal lock

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This historic canal lock is located on the Loire River. The facility was formerly used to lock barges from the Loire Lateral Canal through the Loire to the Canal de …

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65.9 km

Canal Latéral à la Loire

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The side canal of the Loire, built from 1822 to 1838, is bordered near Briare by a very pleasant towpath, both on foot and by bicycle.
The surroundings are very calm and wooded.

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72.2 km

Ancien Canal

Lake

88.6 km

Seven Locks of the Briare Canal

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Sequence of seven locks on the old section of the Briare canal.

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110 km

Beautiful view over the loire

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Have lunch there!

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127 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.6 km

48.1 km

21.7 km

6.72 km

1.77 km

183 m

Surfaces

99.0 km

13.7 km

11.3 km

2.71 km

403 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 3 September

31°C

15°C

0 %

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Comments

August 21, 2024,Melun <-> Nevers - jour 4 : de Pouilly-sur-Loire à Rosny-les 7 écluses 🏞️🛥️🦆

I take advantage of these few days of good weather to go cycling to Nevers along the Loing then the Loire by the scandibérique.
Day 4 - continuation of the return trip. I admire the landscapes and in particular the magnificent banks of the Loire in the other direction.
I am impressed by the Briare canal bridge. Built by Eiffel, …

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Canal latéral à la Loire – Canal Latéral à la Loire loop from Neuvy-sur-Loire

Canal Pathway

Port of Saint-Satur

Canal latéral à la Loire

Historic canal lock

Canal Latéral à la Loire

Seven Locks of the Briare Canal

Pont sur le Canal de Briare

Beautiful view over the loire

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