Greenway of the Canal du Centre – La Motte Lock loop from Le Creusot TGV (Montceau - Montchanin)

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chalon-Sur-Saône

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Greenway of the Canal du Centre – La Motte Lock loop from Le Creusot TGV (Montceau - Montchanin)

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4.7

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Greenway of the Canal du Centre – La Motte Lock loop from Le Creusot TGV (Montceau - Montchanin)

03:36

59.4km

280m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 18.7 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.66 km

Étang de Montchanin

Lake

6.23 km

Partage des Eaux : Mer Méditerranée - Océan Atlantique

Lake

18.3 km

Port in Montceau-les-Mines 🚢🛥⛴️🛳

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Nice city right on the canal. City center worth seeing with a small port

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22.4 km

Montceau-les-Mines

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Montceau-les-Mines, a former mining town in Saône-et-Loire, blends industrial heritage, a dynamic cultural life, a marina on the Canal du Centre and green spaces around the Lac du Plessis.

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38.0 km

Highest Point on the Canal du Centre

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from here it goes downhill on both sides, with very nice views

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42.3 km

Puerto de Saint Julien Sur Dheune

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A pretty big basin below the lock.
Almost like a small harbor.

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48.0 km

Greenway of the Canal du Centre

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Very good quality road in the forest, partially shaded, without cars because of the cycle path. In total, the Canal du Center greenway is 129 km long and goes from Chalon to Digoin.

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55.6 km

La Motte Lock

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Beautiful stretch of road between Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune and Montchanin with locks.

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57.1 km

The Descent of the 7 Locks of the Canal du Centre

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A descent (or a climb) where 7 beautiful locks of the canal du center are linked.

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57.2 km

ein schönes Wandgemälde

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There is still something going on here - at least the mural signals that not everything is "abandoned" here.

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59.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.7 km

23.0 km

5.16 km

3.52 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.2 km

16.8 km

3.51 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Monday 2 November

9°C

2°C

0 %

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Greenway of the Canal du Centre – La Motte Lock loop from Le Creusot TGV (Montceau - Montchanin)

Port in Montceau-les-Mines 🚢🛥⛴️🛳

Montceau-les-Mines

Highest Point on the Canal du Centre

Puerto de Saint Julien Sur Dheune

Greenway of the Canal du Centre

La Motte Lock

The Descent of the 7 Locks of the Canal du Centre

ein schönes Wandgemälde

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