Nivernais Canal – Canal du Nivernais Lock loop from Fertrève
Nivernais Canal – Canal du Nivernais Lock loop from Fertrève
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Nivernais Canal – Canal du Nivernais Lock loop from Fertrève
04:20
72.6km
420m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 15, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 53.9 km for 6 m
After 54.6 km for 6 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
14.8 km
Nivernais Canal
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21.9 km
Chaumigny Lock
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32.8 km
Picknickplatz am Kanal de Nivernais
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35.2 km
Canal du Nivernais Lock
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41.4 km
Fleury House
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50.7 km
Canal
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54.0 km
Chatillion
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54.3 km
View of the Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois
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72.6 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
46.6 km
18.2 km
7.16 km
646 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
65.3 km
5.59 km
1.81 km
< 100 m
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Saturday 7 November
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Comments
Unfortunately Komoot interrupted the trip several times, so I recorded the tour in 5 stages
As it was 32°C today, I cycled comfortably along the Canal de Nivernais, a really great route along the canal with lovely picnic areas in the shade
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Connection Loire - Seine
Built 1784 - 1843
Today we leave Saint-Léger-des-Vignes/Decize on the Loire and follow one of the most scenic canals in France, the Canal du Nivernais (connection Loire - Seine) over 3 stages and past 110 (!) locks, heading north to Auxerre and in a 4th stage further along the Yonne to Migennes. This …
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