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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon
Amagney

Canal du Rhône au Rhin – The Doubs loop from Vaire-le-Petit

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon
Amagney

Canal du Rhône au Rhin – The Doubs loop from Vaire-le-Petit

Easy

10

riders

Canal du Rhône au Rhin – The Doubs loop from Vaire-le-Petit

01:09

20.1km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

8.38 km

Airplane Sculpture at Besançon Airport Roundabout

Highlight • Monument

This section of the route is not pretty. It runs along a 4-lane road with a roundabout - I don't have good memories of traffic routing for cyclists!

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9.14 km

Ideal parking next to the church. There are also trees that provide shade.

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10.3 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin

Highlight • Cycleway

The Rhône-Rhine Canal connects a navigable tributary of the Rhône, the Saône, to the Rhine. It is bordered by a cycle path that crosses the beautiful Doubs Valley and runs …

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12.4 km

Le Bistrot du Barrage

Highlight • Restaurant

nice view and good food and drinks - I highly recommend

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12.9 km

Cows bathing in the Doubs

Highlight • Other

By the time I could stop, some had left the Doubs again

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13.5 km

Here you can refill your drinking water supplies and there are benches under shady trees

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14.7 km

The Doubs

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Beautiful bike path and beautiful scenery.

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15.1 km

Former Vaire-le-Petit tile factory

Highlight • Mountain Hut

It is not a shelter in case of rain. There are outdoor tables, the place is pleasant and shaded.

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20.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

6.61 km

2.31 km

443 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

2.23 km

427 m

< 100 m

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Monday 2 November

9°C

4°C

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