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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Auxerre
Seignelay

View of Pontigny Abbey – Pontigny Abbey loop from Seignelay

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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Auxerre
Seignelay

View of Pontigny Abbey – Pontigny Abbey loop from Seignelay

Moderate

4.0

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3

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View of Pontigny Abbey – Pontigny Abbey loop from Seignelay

01:57

30.4km

190m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

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8.57 km

View of Pontigny Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

From here you have a beautiful view of the entire abbey.

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8.90 km

Beautiful fall color with the sun ☀️ very low ...

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8.97 km

Pontigny Abbey

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Cistercian monks settled here in 1114, in this valley near the Serein, where a forest reigned. They built a huge abbey: 4000m² on the ground, 120m long. Second daughter of Citeaux, Pontigny is thus the largest Cistercian abbey church in the world.
The Revolution put an end to the presence of the monks and the church became parish in 1803. It was classified as a Historic Monument in 1840 in the first list drawn up by Prosper Mérimée, a sign of its heritage importance.
Marked by the austere thought of Saint Bernard, the Cistercian church is deliberately devoid of images and colors. The search for spiritual perfection is reflected in an architecture in search of the essential, and which gives importance to the diffusion of natural light. Pontigny perfectly embodies this research. The abbey church marks the transition between Romanesque and Gothic. We can distinguish two construction campaigns with an older part of Romanesque style and a second part influenced by the Gothic style.
The road enters the domain and arrives at the foot of the abbey. Above all, do not hesitate to cross the portal.

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30.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

12.0 km

1.65 km

1.61 km

Surfaces

11.6 km

9.33 km

9.31 km

194 m

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