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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Beaune

Meursault

Canal du Centre at Chagny – Canal du Centre loop from Meursault

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Bike touring routes & trails

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Beaune

Meursault

Canal du Centre at Chagny – Canal du Centre loop from Meursault

Moderate

4.6

(23)

123

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Canal du Centre at Chagny – Canal du Centre loop from Meursault

04:29

72.3km

230m

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: April 2, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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12.8 km

Canal du Centre at Chagny

Highlight • River

Excellent paved flat bike trail along the historic 1793 Canal du Centre, connecting at Chalon-sur-Saône the transeuropean EuroVelo 6 route (coming from the Black Sea) with the ViaRhôna route and leads via Digoin to the Loire Valley trails and Nantes with its intersection of EuroVelo 1 Vélodyssée along the Atlantic coast.
The canal now only serves for recreational boating.

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14.3 km

Rully lock

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Rully lock. There are three charging stations for electric bikes behind the old lock keeper's house.

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14.4 km

Canal du Centre

Highlight (Segment) • River

The Canal du Centre was designed to connect the two major rivers, the Loire and the Saône, for commercial purposes. It links Chalon-sur-Saône, a town on the banks of the Saône, to Digoin, on the banks of the Loire. It is 112 kilometers long. This waterway provided Burgundy with an invaluable asset at the time, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. The first stone was laid in 1784. The first barge sailed on the canal in 1791, in the midst of the French Revolution.

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23.4 km

Thalie Canal

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On this part of the cycle path there are always beautiful boats and ships that pass by or that you can overtake yourself.

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31.1 km

Historic center

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Where Chalon's central Grande Rue becomes Rue du Port it crosses the historic Rue du Châtelet/rue Saint-Vincent, dominated by half-timbered façades, with an elegant Jesus holding the cross sculptured into the corner.

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32.0 km

View of Chalon-sur-Saône from Pont de Bourgogne

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A great view from the bridge.

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32.8 km

Chalon-sur-Saône

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Chalon-sur-Saône is a city rich in tourist activities: castles, churches, and wine tours are all worth a visit from the EuroVelo 6 cycle route. But the city is most famous for its connection to photography. Nicéphore Niépce was born and lived in Chalon-sur-Saône and is known for inventing photography. A major museum is dedicated to him, and the city has maintained a prominent place in the world of photography.

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47.9 km

The Saône

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72.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.7 km

19.8 km

8.53 km

8.15 km

3.35 km

856 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.1 km

9.26 km

6.49 km

773 m

329 m

297 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Canal du Centre at Chagny – Canal du Centre loop from Meursault

Canal du Centre at Chagny

Rully lock

Canal du Centre

Thalie Canal

Historic center

View of Chalon-sur-Saône from Pont de Bourgogne

Chalon-sur-Saône

The Saône

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