Château de Tanlay – Burgundy Canal loop from Tanlay

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Avallon

Tanlay

Château de Tanlay – Burgundy Canal loop from Tanlay

Moderate

riders

Château de Tanlay – Burgundy Canal loop from Tanlay

02:15

54.8km

90m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 2.30 km for 814 m

After 7.42 km for 1.93 km

After 46.4 km for 1.63 km

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543 m

Château de Tanlay

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This castle has hosted filming of famous swashbuckling series:
the first of the films "Angélique Marquise des anges" by Bernard Borderie, with Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, and Jean Rochefort is …

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2.30 km

Towpath of the Canal de Bourgogne

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Along the Canal de Bourgogne are still the historic locks including the Schleusnerhouses preserved.

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9.77 km

Old Armançon Bridge

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From the old stone bridge there is of course a beautiful view of the Armançon River. And a first look at the old town.

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10.2 km

The Burgundy Canal is 242 km long, it connects the Seine basin to the Rhône basin. Previously used for moving goods, but since the 1960s the canal has been used almost exclusively for recreational boating.

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27.8 km

Percey: Canal, Lock, and Château

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Hamlet on the Burgundy Canal. The Château de Percey was built in the 17th century and inhabited by a countess; it was bought in September 2021 and transformed into a gîte.

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28.1 km