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Canal du Nivernais

Canal du Nivernais

Florence planned a gravel ride

November 11, 2022

Canal du Nivernais

Hard

16:22

274km

16.7km/h

840m

730m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 273 km for 67 m

Most people would complete this in 3-5 days

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82.8 km

Vincelles Lock

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Ecluse de Vincelles
With a beautiful lock house and a bridge to cross the canal.

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101 km

View of Mailly-le-Château Castle

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This small village is located in a rich geological location. It is on the border of the limestone plateau of Burgundy and the granite Morvan. Only 540 people live here. …

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105 km

Historic climbing site, 200km from Paris, with limestone walls up to 50 meters high. More than 200 routes from 4c to 8c.

The site is very well equipped but not badly weathered!

grimper.com/site-escalade-le-saussois

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111 km

Châtel-Censoir

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Châtel-Censoir, crossed by the Yonne and the Canal du Nivernais, has long been a prosperous town, just like its neighbor, Clamecy. This was particularly due to firewood, which was transported …

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130 km

Historic centre of Clamecy

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The town of Clamecy has some old medieval buildings, walks along the Yonne and a museum retracing the epic tale of log floating. You will find some nice restaurants at …

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134 km

Canal de Nivernais Towpath

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Beautiful, sometimes sunny, sometimes shady, stretch of the Canal de Nivernais. Great to drive with children, varied through locks of different types, bascule bridges or pretty "Fermes" left and right

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173 km

Collancelle Locks

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Here you will find 16 locks on a 3 km stretch of the Nivernais canal. It's a great place to watch boats go by and see the lock in action. …

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192 km

View of the Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois

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The castle is a hidden place in Burgundy, surrounded by the Canal du Nivernais and the Aron River. Its gardens are labeled "Remarkable Garden".

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220 km

Stork's nest

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274 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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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

206 km

39.7 km

14.0 km

6.04 km

5.06 km

3.61 km

Surfaces

212 km

52.1 km

7.66 km

962 m

764 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Canal du Nivernais

Vincelles Lock

View of Mailly-le-Château Castle

Merry-sur-Yonne

Châtel-Censoir

Historic centre of Clamecy

Canal de Nivernais Towpath

Collancelle Locks

View of the Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois

Stork's nest

Loire Bridge

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