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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chalon-Sur-Saône

Sassenay

Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre loop from Sassenay

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Bike touring routes & trails

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chalon-Sur-Saône

Sassenay

Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre loop from Sassenay

Moderate

4.7

(9)

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Canal du Centre – Canal du Centre loop from Sassenay

04:03

67.3km

370m

Cycling

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

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Bus stop

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11.1 km

Canal du Centre

Highlight (Segment) • River

The Canal du Centre was designed to connect the two major rivers, the Loire and the Saône, for commercial purposes. It links Chalon-sur-Saône, a town on the banks of the Saône, to Digoin, on the banks of the Loire. It is 112 kilometers long. This waterway provided Burgundy with an invaluable asset at the time, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. The first stone was laid in 1784. The first barge sailed on the canal in 1791, in the midst of the French Revolution.

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16.4 km

Rully lock

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Rully lock. There are three charging stations for electric bikes behind the old lock keeper's house.

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17.8 km

Canal du Centre at Chagny

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Excellent paved flat bike trail along the historic 1793 Canal du Centre, connecting at Chalon-sur-Saône the transeuropean EuroVelo 6 route (coming from the Black Sea) with the ViaRhôna route and leads via Digoin to the Loire Valley trails and Nantes with its intersection of EuroVelo 1 Vélodyssée along the Atlantic coast.
The canal now only serves for recreational boating.

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19.9 km

Canal du Centre

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At the gates of Chagny, the Canal du Center is an ideal place for walks away from road traffic. The setting is superb and shady.

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24.4 km

Canal du Centre Greenway (EuroVelo 6)

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The Canal du Centre was built between 1783 and 1793 to ensure communication between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The greenway that runs alongside the canal is part of EuroVelo 6 and skirts southern Burgundy between the Saône and the Loire.

This segment offers beautiful panoramas of the Santenay vineyards.

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24.8 km

Canal du Centre

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Quiet flat walk along the canal

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32.8 km

Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune

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Beautiful little town with a bridge that spans the excellent cycle path and the historic Canal du Centre (1793).

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42.2 km

Château de Chamirey

Castle

49.6 km

Southern Burgundy Greenway

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This is the greenway, reserved for bicycles, which goes from Chalon to Mâcon. It passes through picturesque forests, fields and vineyards.

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67.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.4 km

15.6 km

7.61 km

5.86 km

2.78 km

2.08 km

Surfaces

53.6 km

10.3 km

3.07 km

297 m

113 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Canal du Centre

Rully lock

Canal du Centre at Chagny

Canal du Centre

Canal du Centre Greenway (EuroVelo 6)

Canal du Centre

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