Nevers / Cuffy La Loire à Vélo - Loire Valley by bike

Description Reviews

Canals & intimate rivers

17,54 Km

53 min

I begin / Family

Nevers

swap_horiz

Cuffy

17,54 km cycling route from Nevers to Cuffy

Near the majestic Bec d’Allier (where the Allier River joins the Loire), Le Guétin’s canal-bridge makes quite an impression on this EuroVelo 6 stage leading on via Cuffy to the Loire à Vélo cycle route. The Canal Latéral à la Loire then acts as a link between Burgundy and the Loire Valley. This charming stage, starting at the unique city of Nevers, with its many services and shops, is almost entirely on greenways.

Elevation of the stage

33 m 10 m

Waytypes of the stage

Cycle path: 12,78 km By road: 4,76 km

Surface of the stage

Smooth: 3,33 km Rough: 14,22 km

Route

Leave Nevers west along the Loire, following the EuroVelo 6 route to link up with the Loire à Vélo route. After crossing the Loire, take a left along Rue de la Jonction (with its campsite) and join the branch canal. Cross Le Guétin’s canal-bridge on foot, enjoying the views. Just before Cuffy (at La Chaume) the route joins the Canal Latéral à la Loire, running beside it to L’Aubray.

Railway station - SNCF

Nevers train station. All TER Bourgogne (Burgundy) regional trains accept bikes, but spaces are limited. The TER line here serves Nevers > Decize > Dijon. Intercités trains run Paris > Cosne > Nevers, with spaces for bikes that you must reserve in advance.

Don’t miss

Nevers : a lovely historic Loire-side town; St Cyr Cathedral, with fine stained glass; St Etienne Church; the ducal palace; the ramparts walk; the pilgrimage centre to St Bernadette of Lourdes; the Musée de la Faïence Frédéric Blandin ceramics museum. Many services and shops in town.
Cuffy: the canal-bridge; splendid views on the Bec d‘Allier, where the Allier River joins the Loire