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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Saint-Agnan

Digoin Canal Bridge – Canal Latéral à la Loire loop from Saint-Agnan

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Bike touring routes & trails

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Saint-Agnan

Digoin Canal Bridge – Canal Latéral à la Loire loop from Saint-Agnan

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5.0

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Digoin Canal Bridge – Canal Latéral à la Loire loop from Saint-Agnan

04:12

71.9km

270m

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 19, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 12.6 km for 9 m

After 33.8 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.11 km

Digoin writes in large type

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It's fashionable to write the names of cities in big letters!

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9.41 km

Digoin Canal Bridge

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The Digoin aqueduct is both a curiosity and a rarity. This 243-meter bridge allows barges to pass over the Loire River. It is also open to pedestrians and cyclists, who …

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10.0 km

In Digoin 🇨🇵

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Nice trip

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12.6 km

Pont-Levis on the Arroux

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The Pont-Levis is a bascule bridge that crosses the beginning of the disused Rigole de l'Arroux (Arroux gully).

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22.8 km

Basilica of Paray-le-Monial

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The Romanesque basilica of Paray-le-Monial is contemporary with Cluny Abbey since it was consecrated in 977, and allows us to imagine the splendor of its great neighbor, almost entirely destroyed …

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24.4 km

Along the canal at Paray-le-Monial

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A pleasant stretch that runs alongside the Canal du Centre between Paray-le-Monial and Digoin.

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43.8 km

Bief No 2 de Thaleine

Lake

47.8 km

Bief No 3 Oddes

Lake

53.9 km

Canal Latéral à la Loire

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The Loire lateral canal is 196 kilometers long and allows, with other structures, the connection of the Rhône and the Seine. Thanks to it, the three largest rivers in France are thus connected.

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57.8 km

View of the Loire

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At Diou, the Eurovelo 6 branches off from the Loire side canal and leads over the Loire Bridge of the D 480. From the bridge you have a good block onto the unregulated Loire 👆

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65.3 km

Les Petits Chauffages

Forest

71.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.3 km

13.7 km

12.0 km

2.02 km

1.34 km

413 m

274 m

Surfaces

61.8 km

7.67 km

1.61 km

766 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Sunday 5 July

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Digoin writes in large type

Digoin Canal Bridge

In Digoin 🇨🇵

Pont-Levis on the Arroux

Basilica of Paray-le-Monial

Along the canal at Paray-le-Monial

Canal Latéral à la Loire

View of the Loire

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