Guétin Aqueduct – Ducal Palace of Nevers loop from Sagonne

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Guétin Aqueduct – Ducal Palace of Nevers loop from Sagonne

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Guétin Aqueduct – Ducal Palace of Nevers loop from Sagonne

09:05

154km

660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 39.1 km for 130 m

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21.3 km

Apremont-sur-Allier

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Entering Apremont-sur-Allier via this section plunges you into the heart of a splendid authentic village. The village castle welcomes you for visits to its gardens. The castle unfortunately cannot be visited.

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23.2 km

Lorrains Lock

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The Lorrains lock was supplied with water from a water intake located in the Allier. A channel overlooking the river allowed flat-bottomed boats to enter the lock. In 1872, a …

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26.7 km

Schiffshebewerk

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This boat lift bridges a height difference of 10 metres

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27.0 km

Guétin Aqueduct

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A beautiful bridge that terminates the canal parallel to the Loire. This structure is also a double lock to allow barges to pass over the Allier.

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28.5 km

Canal Latéral à la Loire

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As is often the case in this area, canals have been built next to the rivers. Usually, a beautiful cycle path is connected to them

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40.4 km

View of Nevers from the Loire

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Magnificent view of Nevers

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40.6 km

Loire Bridge

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This stone bridge, whose construction began in 1767, spans the Loire River south of Nevers. Whatever the season, it's always a pleasure to admire the river from this bridge. Although …

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41.3 km

Ducal Palace of Nevers

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Considered the first of the Loire castles, the ducal palace of Nevers is a castle from the 15th and 16th centuries, residence of the counts and then the dukes of Nevers.

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