There’s a timeless quality to this legendary stage on the greenways of Southern Burgundy leading to the great Cluny Abbey. The way meanders between the vine-covered Côte Chalonnaise slopes and the pretty Grosne Valley. Then the belltowers of medieval Cluny Abbey come into view amidst green hills before your gentle arrival at this remarkable village.
Route details
Unbroken greenway making for easy cycling.
There are several further well-signposted cycling circuits to explore around the greenway. Look at the maps available on the spot or pick up the free map, Voies Vertes & Cyclotourisme, published by Bourgogne du Sud Tourisme (the Southern Burgundy Tourist Board).
Gradients and elevation
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Not to be missed on this route
The Château de Cormatin
Don’t miss
Cormatin: the sumptuous château and its gardens are open to the public April to November, tel 03 85 50 16 55 – theatre festival July and August - Musée du Poilu (museum dedicated to WW1 soldiers) - Taizé: the internationally-known ecumenical Christian community – the tiny Romanesque church – Cluny: the remnants of the great medieval abbey – lovely houses - Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie (art and archaeology museum) – national stud farm – music festival, Les Grandes Heures de Cluny, July and August.
Markets
Cluny: Saturday mornings
