Lac du Bourdon – Château de Saint-Fargeau loop from Lac du Bourdon
Lac du Bourdon – Château de Saint-Fargeau loop from Lac du Bourdon
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Lac du Bourdon – Château de Saint-Fargeau loop from Lac du Bourdon
02:00
44.4km
400m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 20, 2026
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After 4.82 km for 74 m
After 4.99 km for 62 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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479 m
Lac du Bourdon
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4.58 km
Church of Saint-Fargeau
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4.84 km
Château de Saint-Fargeau
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At the beginning of the 13th century, Jean de Toucy, a close confidant of Louis the Saint, built a pentagonal castle made of iron sandstone.
His daughter married Thibaut de Bar in 1255. The House of Bar ruled the Puisaye countryside until the end of the Hundred Years' War, which drove them into bankruptcy.
In 1450, the castle and lands became the property of the richest man in France at the time, Jacques Coeur. He was financier to King Charles VII of France. Shortly thereafter, Coeur was arrested and dispossessed by the Crown.
In 1453, Antoine de Chabannes, a former soldier and close confidant of Joan of Arc, bought the entire property. As an enthusiastic military expert, he converted the first castle into a strong fortress. He covered the walls with a thick covering of bricks and built 6 massive and contemporary fortified towers at all corners.
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5.12 km
Saint-Fargeau Clock Tower and City Gate
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18.2 km
Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye Castle
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33.7 km
Colette House
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33.8 km
The Colette museum in the old castle
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34.1 km
Colette Heritage Sites in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
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“And if you passed between the mown meadows, at the time when the sun streams on the round stacks which are the dunes of my country, you would feel your heart open to their perfume.”
Colette..., "The tendrils of the vine".
Driving around the area can also provide an opportunity to experience this.
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44.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
42.7 km
1.40 km
142 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
41.6 km
2.13 km
261 m
242 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (290 m)
Lowest point (180 m)
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Wednesday 8 July
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