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

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

07:19

127km

270m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 72.2 km for 13 m

After 78.3 km for 8 m

After 79.1 km for 8 m

After 97.5 km for 8 m

After 98.3 km for 8 m

After 104 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.72 km

Étang de la Fontaine

Lake

20.7 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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24.4 km

Port of Saint-Satur

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There are a few houseboats anchored in this small harbor.

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26.6 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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59.5 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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65.6 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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71.9 km

Ancien Canal

Lake

88.3 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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109 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

51.3 km

48.2 km

21.8 km

5.00 km

668 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

100 km

14.0 km

10.9 km

1.78 km

119 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

16°C

1°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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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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