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Bonny-Sur-Loire

Canal Latéral à la Loire – Briare Aqueduct loop from Bonny-sur-Loire

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Centre-Val de Loire

Bonny-Sur-Loire

Canal Latéral à la Loire – Briare Aqueduct loop from Bonny-sur-Loire

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Canal Latéral à la Loire – Briare Aqueduct loop from Bonny-sur-Loire

02:05

34.7km

70m

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 21, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

8.25 km

Old Canal

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2

9.20 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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3

11.5 km

Escargot🤗 rise

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Paved sector which shakes but can be practiced by city bike. The exit on the Châtillon sur Loire bridge is via the snail ramp where you will have to push your bike.

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4

13.0 km

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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5

13.2 km

Les Combles Lock No. 42

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Beautiful place to relax and unwind and the bosom of nature.

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6

16.2 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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17.8 km

Briare Aqueduct

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Built on the eponymous canal, the Briare canal bridge is a remarkable construction dating from the end of the 19th century. Designed and designed by the Eiffel company, it is 662 meters long and 11.50 meters wide. Its weight is 13,680 tons, or 30% heavier than the Eiffel Tower!

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8

17.9 km

Pont sur le Canal de Briare

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B

34.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.1 km

8.55 km

4.22 km

1.62 km

1.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

12.6 km

2.79 km

945 m

123 m

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Sunday 8 November

16°C

4°C

49 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

July 10, 2022,Tour

I recommend the port restaurant in chatillon sur loire. We eat very well or just to quench our thirst

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