Notre-Dame d'Amiens Cathedral – The Hortillonnages loop from Bertangles

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Notre-Dame d'Amiens Cathedral – The Hortillonnages loop from Bertangles

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Notre-Dame d'Amiens Cathedral – The Hortillonnages loop from Bertangles

02:10

37.0km

190m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.3 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.10 km

Ailly-sur-Somme Lockhouse

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The Ailly-sur-Somme Lock Keeper's House is a former lock keeper's house transformed into a tourist office which offers bicycle and kayak rental and the sale of local products. You can follow the Vallée de Somme cycle route which runs along the Ham canal in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. Along the way, you'll enjoy views of the water, wildlife, and scenery. You can also stop at other Maisons de la Vallée, such as Long, Froissy or Lamotte-Brebière, where you will find more information, services and activities. The Ailly-sur-Somme Lock Keeper's House is a privileged place to discover the history and nature of the Somme valley.

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15.8 km

Small bridge overlooking the cathedral

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You will not regret taking a short break to go up on the bridge and enjoy the calm, tranquility and the view of Amiens Cathedral.

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17.3 km

The Saucer at UniLaSalle Amiens

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ESIEE Amiens is a French engineering school in Amiens that offers the equivalent of a Masters degree. The school was founded in 1992 and is part of the ESIEE network.

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18.3 km

Tour de l'Horloge

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This feminine representation of spring offers the opportunity to mention some female figures in the work of Jules Verne. He writes adventure novels set in sometimes dangerous countries. This explains why there are fewer female than male characters. There are even great novels without female characters, such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island or Robur the Conqueror. In this sense, the work reflects its time, in which women were not given an important place.
"But my novels have beautiful female characters: the sensual Aouda (Around the World in 80 Days), the charming Lé-ou (The Sorrows of a Chinese Man in China), the dreamy Helena Campbell (The Green Ray), the brave Dolly Branican (Mistress Branican), the seductive Stilla (The Carpathian Castle) or the disturbing Sangarre (Michel Strogoff). Some girls also find love at the end of the novel: Mary Grant (Captain Grant's Children), Nadia Fedor (Michel Strogoff) or Nell (Child of the Cave).
But it is true that passionate love often takes up little space in my stories.
In 1889 I had a pleasant visit: the young American journalist Nellie Bly, who tried to surpass the achievements of Phileas Fogg in my book Around the World in Eighty Days (1872), came to Amiens on November 22, 1889 to greet me."
Source: amiens.fr/Grands-projets/Aronnax/Etapes/etape-14/L-horloge-Dewailly-allemand

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18.5 km

Notre-Dame d'Amiens Cathedral

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Amiens Cathedral is a magnificent example of 13th century Gothic architecture from northern France.

The cathedrals of Chartres, Reims and Notre-Dame de Paris are also among these marvelous religious buildings which took up to a hundred years to build.

The superb tympanum facing the esplanade and representing the Last Judgment is very realistic. He must have impressed a lot in his time.

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19.7 km

The Hortillonnages

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Beautifull floating gardens to visit by bike and boat! We stoppen at Le Vert Galant and rented a small boat for a tour without a reservation..

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20.0 km

Hortillonne Footbridge

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New footbridge that allows faster access to the towpath

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20.2 km

Towpath

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While being on the outskirts of the city, you feel like in another universe. Whether on the side of the floating gardens, also called hortillonnages, or the peacefully flowing river, you no longer know where to look. Everyone will find in this route reasons to stroll and admire or else to practice a sporting activity far from the tumults of the city. This path being narrow in places and sometimes very busy, please respect other users, remain courteous and careful.

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