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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chalon-Sur-Saône
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Greenway of the Canal du Centre – La Motte Lock loop from Le Creusot TGV (Montceau - Montchanin)

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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chalon-Sur-Saône
Écuisses

Greenway of the Canal du Centre – La Motte Lock loop from Le Creusot TGV (Montceau - Montchanin)

Moderate

4.7

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Greenway of the Canal du Centre – La Motte Lock loop from Le Creusot TGV (Montceau - Montchanin)

03:36

59.4km

280m

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 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 18.7 km for 18 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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4.66 km

Étang de Montchanin

Lake

6.23 km

Partage des Eaux : Mer Méditerranée - Océan Atlantique

Lake

3

18.3 km

Port in Montceau-les-Mines 🚢🛥⛴️🛳

Highlight • Settlement

Nice city right on the canal. City center worth seeing with a small port

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22.4 km

Montceau-les-Mines

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Montceau-les-Mines, a former mining town in Saône-et-Loire, blends industrial heritage, a dynamic cultural life, a marina on the Canal du Centre and green spaces around the Lac du Plessis.

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38.0 km

Highest Point on the Canal du Centre

Highlight • Viewpoint

from here it goes downhill on both sides, with very nice views

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42.3 km

Puerto de Saint Julien Sur Dheune

Highlight • Other

A pretty big basin below the lock.
Almost like a small harbor.

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48.0 km

Greenway of the Canal du Centre

Highlight • Cycleway

Very good quality road in the forest, partially shaded, without cars because of the cycle path. In total, the Canal du Center greenway is 129 km long and goes from Chalon to Digoin.

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55.6 km

La Motte Lock

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful stretch of road between Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune and Montchanin with locks.

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9

57.1 km

The Descent of the 7 Locks of the Canal du Centre

Highlight • Structure

A descent (or a climb) where 7 beautiful locks of the canal du center are linked.

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57.2 km

ein schönes Wandgemälde

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There is still something going on here - at least the mural signals that not everything is "abandoned" here.

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59.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.8 km

23.1 km

5.12 km

3.35 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.8 km

17.3 km

3.34 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Sunday 30 August

26°C

14°C

30 %

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