Chitry-les-Mines / Clamecy

This Nivernais Canal by Bike stage sticks close to the Yonne before the river comes down from the Morvan hills. The greenway runs beside the canal, with its sweet raising bridges, locks and old villages that give it typical Nivernais charm. This area is associated with a beloved French fictional character, ginger-haired Poil de Carotte. Note the detour by road to reach Corbigny.

Route details

Follow the greenway all along this stage (although you need to take a road link to reach Corbigny).

Unofficial link to Corbigny
At Marigny, leave the canal and take the D 216 road, then, on the right, a little road for Chitry-les-Mines. Take care cycling up the D 977 bis road to Corbigny.

Don’t miss

Clamecy : historic capital of the river mariners who floated wood downstream – lovely 12th-century church – historic quarters - Musée Romain Rolland (on the 1915 winner of the Nobel Prize for literature), tel 03 86 27 17 99 –
Tannay: a pretty winemakers’ village – the religious canons’ house – the 13th-century collegiate church - Brèves: Romain Rolland’s grave - Chaumot: La Gloriette, former home of another famed literary figure, Jules Renard, author of Poil de Carotte – Chitry-les-Mines: former lead and silver mines - Jules Renard statue – 17th-century château, open to visitors 15/06 to 15/09, tel 03 86 20 11 48 - Corbigny: a lively little town - Saint-Léonard Abbey – cattle market - La Chapelle tile factory.

Markets

Clamecy: Saturday mornings
Tannay: Sunday mornings
Corbigny: Friday mornings