Canals & intimate rivers
18,20 Km
1 h 12 min
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18,20 km cycling route from Seurre to Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
Along this stage taking you between the Saône and Doubs Rivers, La Voie Bleue once again shares the way with the EuroVelo 6 cycle route. Leaving Seurre, admire its splendid buildings, including the historic hospital built by the Saône. You then wander along small country roads, crossing the flood plain between the two rivers. Admire the distinctive bell-towers around here, indicating you’re on Burgundy’s border with the Franche-Comté Region. Reaching Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, you’ll fall for the charm of this historic village, boasting beautiful homes, plus its Saint-Jean Bridge.
Elevation of the stage
10 m 11 m
Waytypes of the stage
Cycle path: 4,77 km By road: 13,43 km
Surface of the stage
Smooth: 0,62 km Unknown: 17,58 km
The route
The way here is shared with the EuroVelo 6 cycle route up to Verdun-sur-le-Doubs. From Seurre to Chazelle, you follow the Saône on a track reserved for sustainable traffic. At Chazelle, you ride along the D154 road, signposted for cyclists up to Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.
SNCF (French national railways network)
TER line Dijon <> Seurre <> Bourg-en-Bresse
Don't miss
- Seurre: the "Jacquemart" arrowed course, booklet in hand. The Saône museum installed in the Bossuet house. The 17th century Hôtel-Dieu with its listed interior, can be visited by appointment. At the Étang Rouge ecomuseum, discover a whole village of old houses typical of the region.
- Verdun-sur-le-Doubs: the shady square on the edge of the port, the old Verdun, the quay of Petit-Doubs. The island of the Castle, which can be reached by a footbridge on the right bank of the Doubs. The church of St-Jean and the chapel of the Thirteen built by 13 families of the city who escaped the Great Plague of 1348. The house of wheat and bread, a museum which presents the origin of wheat growing in the world, the history of the milling and mills, all the professions of the baker...
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