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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Château-Chinon (Ville)
Montsauche-Les-Settons

Settons Lake Dam – Settons Dam loop from Lac des Settons

Easy

4.7

(3)

22

hikers

Settons Lake Dam – Settons Dam loop from Lac des Settons

00:51

3.30km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Morvan

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

53 m

Crossing the Settons Dam

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Built halfway the 19th century to facilitate wood transport by river to Paris. Declined in the 20th century, but revived as a recreation hotspot from the 1950's onwards.

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2

1.61 km

Quiet bathing area

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3

2.31 km

La Plage Settons Campsite

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for tents, mobile homes, chalets

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4

2.92 km

Settons Lake Dam

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While other dams have a very specific shape, designed to withstand enormous water pressures, this dam was built in a pyramid shape. The water pressure exerted on this dam is …

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3.01 km

Settons Dam

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Created in 1858, this dam was first designed to allow the floating of wood to Paris.
It is now a tourist hotspot where hikers, walkers, mountain bikers, and many others come together.

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3.30 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.69 km

263 m

198 m

133 m

Surfaces

1.85 km

517 m

455 m

263 m

140 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 21 May

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