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Briare Canal Bridge – Briare canal bridge loop from Beaulieu-sur-Loire

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Briare Canal Bridge – Briare canal bridge loop from Beaulieu-sur-Loire

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Briare Canal Bridge – Briare canal bridge loop from Beaulieu-sur-Loire

04:04

67.8km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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9.32 km

Étang de la Fontaine

Lake

12.5 km

Le jardin aquatique

Lake

23.7 km

Historic canal lock

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This historic canal lock is located on the Loire River. The facility was formerly used to lock barges from the Loire Lateral Canal through the Loire to the Canal de Briare and vice versa. A towpath was built on a river island in the Loire River to allow towing from the Loire and across to the other side of the river. Since this type of Loire crossing depended on the water level of the Loire and its meandering course, the new Briare Canal Bridge was later built. The historic river locks at Mantelot and Combles thus became obsolete.

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Châtillon-sur-Loire bridge

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This suspension bridge is located halfway between the towns of Beaulieu-sur-Loire and Briare, and allows cars, cyclists and pedestrians to cross the Loire.

The bridge is located right in the middle of the Mantelot and Combles lock site. Before the construction of the Briare aqueduct, this passage allowed boats to pass between the old side canal, the Loire, and the old Briare canal.

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31.4 km

Pont sur le Canal de Briare

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33.4 km

Forest Path of the Loire à Vélo near Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire

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Shaded and calm path in the woods. It is not located in the immediate vicinity of the Loire but it does form part of the route of the Loire by bike cycle route. Although it is a path, it is passable even by road bike, unless the weather is wet.

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43.0 km

View of Gien and the Château de Gien

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Magnificent view of the Loire, the bridge and the town of Gien. The castle watches over the river from its rocky crest.

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54.0 km

Briare Canal Bridge

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Jewel of French river heritage built in particular by the Eiffel company between 1890 and 1896.

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Briare canal bridge

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The Briare canal bridge is the oldest canal in France. It was built between 1890 and 1896 by the Eiffel company in order to pass the Briare canal over the Loire.

An impressive building, the Briare canal bridge is over 600 meters long and 11.5 meters wide and hangs 11 meters above the Loire.

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56.2 km

Canal Latéral à la Loire

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The side canal of the Loire, built from 1822 to 1838, is bordered near Briare by a very pleasant towpath, both on foot and by bicycle.
The surroundings are very calm and wooded.

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67.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.4 km

19.2 km

13.1 km

10.9 km

179 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.0 km

18.3 km

15.5 km

713 m

304 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 27 May

33°C

13°C

25 %

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Briare Canal Bridge – Briare canal bridge loop from Beaulieu-sur-Loire

Historic canal lock

Châtillon-sur-Loire bridge

Pont sur le Canal de Briare

Forest Path of the Loire à Vélo near Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire

View of Gien and the Château de Gien

Briare Canal Bridge

Briare canal bridge

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