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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Nevers

Garchizy

Guétin Aqueduct – Loire Bridge loop from Garchizy

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Nevers

Garchizy

Guétin Aqueduct – Loire Bridge loop from Garchizy

Moderate

4.7

(65)

435

riders

Guétin Aqueduct – Loire Bridge loop from Garchizy

03:45

64.1km

120m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 50.8 km for 130 m

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Start point

Train Station

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20.6 km

La Loire à Vélo – Kilometre 0 (La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois)

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The famous "La Loire à Vélo" trail starts here, in La Guerche-Sur-l'Aubois, near Nevers. The start of this track is marked by a kilometer post on the ground.

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32.5 km

Greenway along the Canal Latéral de la Loire

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Quiet and shaded cycle path, located in the heart of nature. On one side the lateral canal to the Loire and on the other side, woods and meadows.

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37.0 km

Kilometer zero of La Loire à Vélo

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The Loire Cycle Route begins here at the confluence of the Allier and Loire rivers. It takes you almost 800 km to the river's mouth at the sea.

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38.4 km

Schiffshebewerk

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This boat lift bridges a height difference of 10 metres

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38.6 km

Guétin Aqueduct

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A beautiful bridge that terminates the canal parallel to the Loire. This structure is also a double lock to allow barges to pass over the Allier.

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52.1 km

View of Nevers from the Loire

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Magnificent view of Nevers

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52.2 km

Loire Bridge

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This stone bridge, whose construction began in 1767, spans the Loire River south of Nevers. Whatever the season, it's always a pleasure to admire the river from this bridge. Although …

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52.8 km

Ramparts Walk

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From the Goguin tower to the Porte du Croux, the ramparts walk allows you to discover the ramparts built between the 12th and 14th centuries that protected the city.

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64.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.8 km

23.3 km

4.95 km

935 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.1 km

29.9 km

571 m

345 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 24 July

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Comments

April 15, 2023,tappa 1Da Nevers a La Charité-sur-Loire

Day1
Started today my long journey along the Loire Valley about 700km.
14 stages and a few days of leisure.
Today starts immediately with a bang, 46km
Flat along a side canal to the loire incessant rain and with a wind, which has always kept me at gunpoint without ever giving up ... let's hope in the next few days …

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May 23, 2025,La Loire à vélo etappe 1

After a good breakfast, we got on our bikes at 09:15. We left Nevers, via the historic bridge over the wild Loire and then cycled along the Canal Lateral for a long time. Via a small but fordable detour we arrived at Le point zero de La Loire a Velo. This is the actual starting point of the Route. You …

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La Loire à Vélo – Kilometre 0 (La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois)

Greenway along the Canal Latéral de la Loire

Kilometer zero of La Loire à Vélo

Schiffshebewerk

Guétin Aqueduct

View of Nevers from the Loire

Loire Bridge

Ramparts Walk

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