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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saône River – Estacade de Trévoux loop from Croix-Rousse

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saône River – Estacade de Trévoux loop from Croix-Rousse

Moderate

4.5

(141)

1,056

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Saône River – Estacade de Trévoux loop from Croix-Rousse

03:05

50.1km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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Site historique de Lyon

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

591 m

Canuts Mural

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Superb fresco on the corner of Boulevard des Canuts and Rue Denfert Rochereau.
Lots of details to look at, it allows you to rest pleasantly.

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1.17 km

La Saône

Lake

3

4.64 km

View of Île Barbe

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Nice view of this island which is part of the 9th arrondissement of Lyon. To the north, there are private dwellings. In the center of the island, you can distinguish …

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9.33 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

5

10.4 km

Saône River

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6

11.4 km

Old single lane suspension bridge

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7

14.0 km

Towpath along the Saône

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The old towpath paved as a perfect bike trail

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8

25.6 km

Estacade de Trévoux

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The landing stage was specially fitted out by the community of municipalities to allow cyclists and pedestrians to circulate on the banks of the Saône. The gentle traffic lanes are suspended above the water and are 540 meters long.

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9

37.3 km

Excellent high-speed cycle track next to the railway and the motorway, always with a view of the Saône

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10

44.9 km

Voie Verte de la Dombes

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B

50.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.6 km

14.8 km

3.95 km

2.92 km

1.60 km

280 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.1 km

12.7 km

7.90 km

3.08 km

289 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Today

Friday 28 August

28°C

16°C

5 %

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Comments

May 28, 2024,Rhein-Rhone-Kanal - Tag 1, Saone - Lyon Part-Dieu nach Trévoux
The platform (Lyon Part Dieu) had a ramp😀.
Nice weather in Lyon too.

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Starting from my accommodation in Lyon, I headed toward the confluence of the Saône and Rhône rivers (not recorded). Then I headed north through Lyon, passing Paul Bocuse's restaurant, which "only" has two stars since 2020. I stopped for lunch not there, though, but in the beautiful, old Trévoux, the former capital of the Principality of Dombes. Then I continued …

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The path is flat all the way except between Sathonay Camp and Fontaines sur Saône

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April 12, 2022,Villefrance / Lyon
Attention: when the Saône is flooded, there are impassable sections. Otherwise initially a lot of gravel roads.

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