http:www.francevelotourisme.com 07/05/2021

Digoin / Gilly-sur- Le Tour de Bourgogne by bike

On your bicycle, you pedal along the regional border between Burgundy and Auvergne. In fact, there’s a detour you can enjoy on a new greenway beside the Canal Latéral à la Loire in the Auvergne county of Allier. The official route sticks to quiet roads through Burgundy’s Charolais hills. The suggested detour is easy and accessible to all.

Route

Greenway by the Canal Latéral à la Loire from Digoin’s canal-bridge to Diou and Gilly-sur-Loire. Take care crossing the bridge between these last two. The official route is along quiet, signposted roads, through hilly terrain with slopes. Départ Arrivée Digoin Gilly-sur-Loire

Durée Distance Railway stations - SNCF 1 h 21 min 20,36 Km Digoin and Gilly stations TER ( local services) Dijon > Chagny > Niveau Thématique > Paray-le-Monial > Digoin > Moulin-sur-Allier I begin / Family Canals & intimate rivers

Don’t miss

Digoin: an historic mariners’ town at the junction of several waterways (the Loire River, the , the Canal de and the Canal Latéral à la Loire), with a lively port, a canal-bridge over the Loire, a dedicated museum space called ObservaLoire and a ceramics museum Diou: with a port on the canal and shops and services Gilly-sur-Loire: a quiet little town beside the Loire.

Markets

Digoin : Friday and Sunday morning

Tourist Information Centre

Digoin : +33(0) 3 85 53 00 81 Voie cyclable Liaisons Sur route Alternatives Parcours VTT Parcours provisoire

Départ Arrivée Digoin Gilly-sur-Loire