Ouche Valley – View of Château de Mâlain loop from Genlis

Road cycling routes

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Dijon

Genlis

Ouche Valley – View of Château de Mâlain loop from Genlis

Hard

riders

Ouche Valley – View of Château de Mâlain loop from Genlis

05:15

120km

850m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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24.8 km

Burgundy Canal

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Out of Dijon along the beautiful canal.

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28.7 km

Nice Climb

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Start at the viaduct to the top is about 5km 🙌🏼

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34.2 km

Ouche Valley

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A green valley with flat roads, it is crossed by several rivers and a famous Burgundy canal.

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41.9 km

View of Château de Mâlain

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The Château de Mâlain is the seat of a lordship attested from the 11th century and among the most important in the region. The families who occupied it successively from …

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51.0 km

Confluence of the Canal de Bourgogne and the River Ouche

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A place where the Burgundy canal and the river meet. There is an information board on the cycle path indicating nearby villages (for example from here it is 2 km to Barbirey). Along the canal is a gravel path.

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80.2 km

Canal de Bourgogne

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Not the coolest part of the canal due to the proximity to the A38. Much better once you pass Pont de Pany.

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98.1 km

Port of Dijon

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The Port du Canal, crossed by the cycle path running alongside it, is a very nice place for a break, a few hundred meters from the historic center of Dijon …

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120 km

End point

Train Station

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