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Percey-le-Grand / Pontailler-sur-Saône Cycle route along the Canal entre Champagne & Bourgogne
Canals & intimate rivers
42,07 Km
2 h 48 min
I begin / Family
42,07 km cycling route from Percey-le-Grand to Pontailler-sur-Saône
The Canal entre Champagne & Bourgogne enters Burgundy via the parish of Chaume-et-Courchamps, at the level of Percey-le-Grand. Either side of the canal, the setting is deeply rural, with big agricultural fields, imposing isolated farms surrounded by leafy woods and villages huddled around their churches dotted along the way. To pick up provisions, you’ll need to leave the protective shade of the towpath to meander into these villages. Do take the opportunity to visit the châteaux of Fontaine-Française and Talmay, unmissable stops on this stage. Shortly after Maxilly-sur-Saône, the canal reaches the River Saône and the cycle route links up with that of the Voie Bleue. Now you’re free to explore the heady wine-making areas of Southern Burgundy!
Elevation of the stage
63 m 0 m
Waytypes of the stage
Cycle path: 41,86 km By road: 0,21 km
Surface of the stage
Smooth: 3,51 km Unknown: 38,57 km
The Route
The greenway is well-surfaced, signposted and laid out, following the towpath beside the canal. There are a few rougher stretches between Percey-le-Grand and Pouilly-sur-Vingeanne. There are also a few short stretches on roads shared with motorized traffic.
As well as the sign-posting, there are kilometre markers in place.
Link
At the level of Heuilley Lock, soon after Maxilly-sur-Saône, you can link to the Voie Bleue cycle route
Tourist Office
Pontailler-sur-Saône : 03 80 47 84 42
SNCF train station
SNCF train station at Is-sur-Tille (25km west of Beaumont-sur-Vingeanne), served by a regional TER service
Don't miss
- Fontaine-Française: this château has undergone major transformations down the centuries and is accessible via the D105 road from Villeneuve-sur-Vingeanne (6km)
- Oisilly: viaduct dating from 1867, 294m in length, decorated with lions’ heads (on the former railway line from Gray to Is-sur-Tille)
- Cheuge: for the drawbridge over the canal
- Heuilley-sur-Saône: Maison de l’Eau, de la Pêche et de la Nature (on local nature and fishing)
- Talmay : 18th-century château set in grounds including French-style gardens
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