Losne / Verdun-sur-le-Doubs

At St-Jean-de-Losne, in Burgundy, the Saône River looks broad and majestic, attracting enthusiastic anglers, its banks providing lovely views of the boating town. This EuroVelo 6 stage then guides you along a mix of greenways, gravel trails and country roads that are suitable for most cyclists. A wonderfully contemplative stop on this stage is the shaded river port of Seurre with its views of both the Saône River and the Canal de Dérivation de la Saône. After a stretch on roads leading you across the Saône Valley’s cereal plains, marked by the silhouettes of immense grain silos, you reach Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, with its timber-frame houses, its lively quays and its relaxing atmosphere.

The Route

At St-Jean-de-Losne, EuroVelo 6, sharing the way for a time with La Voie Bleue cycle route, heads for Chaugey on a 4km stretch along quiet roads shared with motorized traffic. There then follows a lovely section of greenway running beside the Saône, up to Pagny-la-Ville. Take care crossing the Canal de Dérivation de la Saône on the D34A road. From Pagny-la-Ville on, you ride along the quiet D110E road, with little traffic, as far as La Bruyère. 

At Labruyère, at the junction of the D110E and D34 roads, branch right for a newly laid-out gravel track leading right down to the Saône. From here, follow the riverbank up to the port of Seurre. 
After Seurre comes Chazelle, the peaceful D154 road leading you on from here to Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.

Don't miss

• Saint-Jean de Losne: Europe’s leading river port, or port fluvial; the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste; the Maison des Mariniers - Musée de la Batellerie; the Saône quays
• Seurre: the river port, or port fluvial; the Musée de la Saône et des Gens de la Saône in the historic Maison Bossuet; St Martin’s Church
• Verdun-sur-le-Doubs: the historic village of Verdun; the Vieux Doubs; the Maison du Blé et du Pain; the église St-Jean (a church).