Saint-André Gate – Nolay Center loop from Parking du Prieuré

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Autun

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Saint-André Gate – Nolay Center loop from Parking du Prieuré

Hard

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Saint-André Gate – Nolay Center loop from Parking du Prieuré

04:28

71.2km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Morvan

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15.8 km

Autun Roman Theatre

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is closed in the evening by a site fence, small but worthwhile

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16.5 km

The Saint-André gate, also called the Langres gate, is one of the four gates pierced in the Augustan enclosure of Augustodunum (Autun) with the Arroux gate.

Through this gate, dating from the 1st century, the road leading to Langres leaves Autun. The monumental gate was partially rebuilt in ancient times and then, in the 19th century, it was restored under the direction of Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1846.

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19.6 km

View of the Télots

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From the greenway which leads to Autun, you can see the slag heaps of the old Télots mine. The activity of this former bituminous shale mine ended in 1957. The slag heaps are made up of waste materials extracted from the soil.

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39.0 km

Tour Malakoff

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The Hottinguer wells and their Malakoff-type tower made it possible to extract coal at a depth of 618 meters. They are among the deepest wells in France. The traction system, an atmospheric tube, required high surface installations, hence the tower. In 1910, the addition of a power station supplied villages with electricity as far as Autiun and the Côte de Beaune.

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53.4 km

Vauchignon Viaduct

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Nice cycle path to it

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54.9 km

Saint-Martin Church

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Church from the 15th century. Striking and worth seeing are the two figures striking the bell with a hammer.

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54.9 km

Nolay Center

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Beautiful center, beautiful old buildings and cozy terrace

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55.2 km

Nolay

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nice square with terraces

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71.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.2 km

19.9 km

13.6 km

2.34 km

796 m

454 m

Surfaces

59.2 km

9.33 km

2.03 km

749 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

11°C

-2°C

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Comments

May 13, 2024,2. Burgundtour, Etappe 01 von St. Maurice-lès-Couches nach Autun

It had rained during the night, but in the morning it was dry and stayed that way all day. We crossed the picturesque town of Nolay once again, where we had a café au lait and stocked up for the day. We then headed out of the wine region of the Côte Couchoise on the old railway line into the …

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