Cluny – Notre-Dame Church loop from Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charolles

Saint-Bonnet-De-Joux

Cluny – Notre-Dame Church loop from Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux

Hard

riders

Cluny – Notre-Dame Church loop from Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux

03:28

49.4km

920m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 26.6 km for 69 m

After 26.8 km for 136 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.5 km

Côte de Chateau

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Friendly and pretty, fairly rolling hill apart from a few slightly higher percentages at the start, decent surface overall, and little traffic. It allows you to avoid the dangerous departmental road to go west from Cluny.

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26.1 km

Haras Nationaux, Cluny

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The famous French National Stud Haras National de Cluny in Burgundy was established by decree under Napoleon I in 1806 to secure the army's need for cavalry horses. It thus looks back on over 200 years of equestrian history.

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26.6 km

Cluny Abbey

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Cluny Abbey was one of the nerve centers of Christianity for many centuries. Its church was gigantic and was by far the largest Romanesque church in the world. Its proportions …

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26.8 km

Dauphine Fountain and Mural

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Check the mural above the fountain - a number of profound sayings to do with windows, looks like they're all attributed to Jacques Brel.

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26.9 km

Cluny

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Cluny, although small, has all the assets of a big city: exceptional monuments, museums and churches as well as charming shopping streets with gardens and quiet squares.

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26.9 km

Notre-Dame Church

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Very beautiful 13th century church which is worth the detour and the visit.

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27.0 km

La Tour des Fromages

Highlight • Historical Site

The best panorama of the Cité-Abbaye.

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27.2 km

Snake Fountain

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The historic Fontaine des Serpents (Serpent Fountain) is located at the corner of Rue Mercière and Rue de la République in Cluny.

It was built in 1789, the year of the French Revolution.

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38.4 km

Étang de Pierre-au-Grain

Lake

40.4 km

Étang du Grand Moulin

Lake

49.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces