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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Château-Chinon (Ville)
Moulins-Engilbert

Beautiful lock-keeper's house – Vandenesse Castle loop from Moulins-Engilbert

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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Château-Chinon (Ville)
Moulins-Engilbert

Beautiful lock-keeper's house – Vandenesse Castle loop from Moulins-Engilbert

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Beautiful lock-keeper's house – Vandenesse Castle loop from Moulins-Engilbert

01:47

29.8km

220m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Morvan

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6.82 km

Picknickplatz am Kanal de Nivernais

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12.9 km

Campspot at Canal

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Many of these campsites can be found along the entire canal.

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13.0 km

Beautiful lock-keeper's house

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And always nice along the canal.

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16.1 km

Vandenesse

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In 1723 there was a glassworks in Vandenesse. In the 18th century the riches of Vandenesse gave rise to quarries, mines, forges, a metallurgical furnace, a fulling mill, an oil …

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Vandenesse Castle

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Château de Vandenesse

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Café Stop in Moulins-Engilbert

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good place to take a break: the bakery on the left, the coffee bar on the right.

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Moulins-Engilbert

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Pretty village typical of the region with several shops, cafes and restaurants. All that remains are the ramparts and two partially preserved buildings of the Moulins-Engilbert castle which dates from the 10th to the 15th centuries.

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29.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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23.0 km

5.51 km

1.34 km

Surfaces

25.1 km

4.77 km

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Wednesday 4 November

12°C

4°C

68 %

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