Château de Tanlay – Buffon's Big Forge loop from Nuits sous Ravières

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Avallon

Nuits

Château de Tanlay – Buffon's Big Forge loop from Nuits sous Ravières

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Château de Tanlay – Buffon's Big Forge loop from Nuits sous Ravières

05:43

94.3km

250m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.51 km

Port of Ravières

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Former fortified village of Yonne, on the Burgundy canal, Ravières is located about sixty kilometers from Auxerre, on the banks of the Armançon river.
From this point you can enjoy …

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9.84 km

Ancy-le-Franc lock

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Very nice lock, like the ones you see often along the way.

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20.9 km

Lock 85 - Lezinnes

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Set up for the section of the canal opened to traffic in 1832 (from Pont-de-Pany to Tonnerre). Located on the right bank, the lock keeper's house is built of coated …

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31.2 km

Small village are small port is the opportunity to eat with a good pizza or local products in the Picoche grocery store. I recommend the parsley and the gougères hum. The Château de Tanlay is also worth a detour.

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31.8 km

Château de Tanlay

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This castle has hosted filming of famous swashbuckling series:
the first of the films "Angélique Marquise des anges" by Bernard Borderie, with Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, and Jean Rochefort is …

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61.8 km

Canal de Bourgogne

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Beautiful cycle path along the canal

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68.6 km

Buffon's Big Forge

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A masterpiece of 18th century industrial heritage, it is made up of a unique architectural ensemble. A magnificent witness to the scientific genius of the Age of Enlightenment!

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74.6 km

Montbard lock

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Flat and pleasant route along the canal with a view of certain areas of Montbard, notably the tower.

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94.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.2 km

10.0 km

8.68 km

6.89 km

2.02 km

1.63 km

Surfaces

67.4 km

9.36 km

8.90 km

8.78 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Thursday 5 November

11°C

6°C

30 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 1, 2022,PMLP - Tonnerre / Montbard

A quiet route along the canals. To break the monotony, do not hesitate to leave the cycle route to visit the villages and castles.

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August 11, 2024,🇨🇵 France 07 Tonnerre - Montbard

We continue to crawl uphill with the canal supports.
The summit of the Canal de Bourgogne awaits us tomorrow in Pouilly-en-Auxois at 376 m above sea level.

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