35,41 km cycling route from Cercy-la-Tour to Châtillon-en-Bazois
Elevation of the stage
Waytypes of the stage
Surface of the stage
Route details
Unbroken greenway alongside the canal.
SNCF train services
Train station at Cercy-la-Tour.
TER regional line Dijon > Montchanin > Decize > Nevers (c. 9 trains per day on weekdays).
There are no train services between Cercy, Corbigny and Auxerre; consider the option of using a specialist private minibus shuttle service – see http://www.navette-nivernais.fr
Don’t miss
Châtillon-en-Bazois: a lively village with a significant historic port– Château de Châtillon: castle still lived in and furnished, with landscaped grounds, orangery and kitchen gardens, open to visitors daily on guided tours 15/07 to 29/08, tel 03 86 84 12 15 - Biches: its dam built of wooden posts - Limanton : château (private), with a listed garden (jardin remarquable), open to visitors in July and August, by rendez-vous, tel 03 86 84 90 33 - Panneçot: a little port tucked away in the Aron Meander – the historic toll - Cercy-la-Tour: a village with medieval roots.
Markets
Châtillon-en-Bazois: Thursday mornings
Cercy-la-Tour: 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month
Moulins-Engilbert: Tuesday mornings (6 km from Panneçot)
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