Saint-Jean-de-Losne – Verdun-Ciel loop from Seurre

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Beaune

Seurre

Saint-Jean-de-Losne – Verdun-Ciel loop from Seurre

Moderate

4.5

(12)

105

riders

Saint-Jean-de-Losne – Verdun-Ciel loop from Seurre

04:51

83.2km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 24, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 101 m for 37 m

After 83.1 km for 37 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

17.3 km

Quai de la Hutte, Losne

Highlight • Other

At this wide part of the navigable river the canal boats can dock on the south side, with beautiful views to the town of St Jean and the entrance to its harbor. A few hundred meters further the tow path has an unpaved section, so the official EV6 bike trail here turns south to follow the road to Chagney for 2 km, where it reunites again with the towpath.

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17.4 km

Saint-Jean-de-Losne

Highlight • Settlement

Saint-Jean-de-Losne lies at the junction of three major waterways: the Saône River, which flows towards the Rhône and the Mediterranean Sea; the Burgundy Canal, which flows towards the Seine and the Paris Basin; and the Rhine-Rhône Canal, which flows towards the Rhine and Northern and Eastern Europe.

Saint-Jean-de-Losne is one of the smallest municipalities in France: a total of 0.60 km², of which 0.36 km² is land and the rest water.

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17.6 km

Saint-Jean-de-Losne Bridge

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Saint-Jean-de-Losne is originally a town located in an area surrounded by water. The bridge is therefore an essential element to allow access to the city. Originally, this bridge was made of wood and was located opposite the old Seurre road, downstream of the current bridge. It remained in place until the beginning of the 19th century, but these wooden constructions were not strong enough to withstand the floods of the Saône and the ice.
In 1838, a stone bridge was built on the site of the current bridge. It was destroyed during the wars of 1870, 1914-1918 and during an explosion in 1940.
The current bridge dates from the 1950s and is made of reinforced concrete.

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22.5 km

Saône River

Highlight • River

A flat, even section of gravel along the river.

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44.0 km

Nice car-free path along the Saône

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great section of the EuroVélo 6 bike trail along the Saône, where the canal can simply use the bed of the natural river.

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60.7 km

Verdun-Ciel

Highlight • Settlement

Pleasant town at the confluence of the two rivers Doubs and Saône, with a lively farmers market on the central square on Thursdays. The canal du Rhône au Rhin, which follows the Doubs from the Rhine river, already leaves the Doubs a long way earlier and joins the larger Saône some 40 km upstream from here. Likewise, from Saint-Jean-de-Losne to the South the trail follows the canal along the much wider stream of the Saône. The EuroVelo 6 route crosses much larger bridges when weaving between the left and right banks from here on south.

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63.3 km

Capitanerie Verdun sur le Doubs

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Very pretty village

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73.9 km

La Mare de Molaise

Forest

80.9 km

Saône River

Highlight • River

A beautiful route along the river.

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83.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.5 km

13.0 km

9.68 km

9.62 km

1.81 km

1.29 km

247 m

Surfaces

56.4 km

23.0 km

2.10 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

July 26, 2024,Fahrradtour von St. Jean-sur-Losne nach Gergy bei Chalon-sur-Saône /8. Etappe

Today we had a very hot tour, partly over wide fields, through tiny villages and then to the mouth of the Doubs in Verdun-sur-Doubs. At a wonderful rest stop on the Doubs, a pig came running towards us. Shortly before Gergy at the Super U, I ripped off the fork of my glasses. The optician in Gergy glued them back …

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