Briare Canal Bridge – Briare Canal Bridge loop from Les Bois du Bardelet

Briare Canal Bridge – Briare Canal Bridge loop from Les Bois du Bardelet

Moderate

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Briare Canal Bridge – Briare Canal Bridge loop from Les Bois du Bardelet

02:53

61.1km

260m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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After 18.5 km for 3.85 km

After 34.8 km for 4.13 km

Waypoints

Start point

Camping Site

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6.15 km

View of Gien

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Small town at the gates of Sologne, whose silhouette can be admired from the Loire by bike route. It is worth a detour by crossing the bridge to go through …

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6.68 km

View of Gien and the Château de Gien

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Magnificent view of the Loire, the bridge and the town of Gien. The castle watches over the river from its rocky crest.

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16.9 km

Briare Canal Bridge

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Very pretty and passable without problem by bike (be careful). With a road bike, favor the downstream side (north west) because it has a paved track to join the road on the left bank.

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17.1 km

Briare Canal Bridge

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Jewel of French river heritage built in particular by the Eiffel company between 1890 and 1896.

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17.9 km

Canal above the Loire

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open 24 hours, but you need to be careful to not fall into the canal. There is no fence. Beautiful view on the Loire

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18.5 km

Path Along the Old Lateral Canal to the Loire

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22.3 km

Port des Combles

Lake

24.8 km

Old port of Ousson

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Active port during the time of the Loire Navy, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Local production of rye, wine and wood was shipped there on barges. There are two …

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40.8 km

Mantelot Lock

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It was at Mantelot that the boats left the lateral canal of the Loire and crossed the river in a channel more than a kilometer long to join the rest …

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61.1 km

End point

Camping Site

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