Veloroute and Voie Verte Hiking, Biking
The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes through the Burgundy Valley offer a great variety of recreation and sightseeing.
A paved trail through Dijon follows the Burgundy Canal.
The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes are great places for a hike or bike ride.
The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes through the Burgundy Valley offer a great variety of recreation and sightseeing.
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Back roads near Châteauneuf-en-Auxois, north of Dijon,
provide biking above the Burgundy Canal
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A paved trail through Dijon follows the Burgundy Canal.
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| Walking the trail beside the Burgundy Canal |
The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes are great places for a hike or bike ride.
The Dijon Voie Verte follows the Burgundy Canal.
Burgundy Canal
The trail beside the canal is paved near Dijon and then turns to well-packed gravel suitable for bikes and walking. On the walk north you pass Lake Kir, on the outskirts of Dijon, and then head towards the Ouche Valley.
Good Information and Maps from Phillip Aldridge
The trail beside the canal is paved near Dijon and then turns to well-packed gravel suitable for bikes and walking. On the walk north you pass Lake Kir, on the outskirts of Dijon, and then head towards the Ouche Valley.
Good Information and Maps from Phillip Aldridge
Canal boats moor in a basin beside the Burgundy Canal in Dijon
Dijon is also served by high speed auto routes from Paris and Marseilles.
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| TGV Trains reach Dijon in under two hours from Paris |
Voie Verte and Veloroute
The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes trails are designated for recreation.
Hundreds of miles of trails are available in East Central France. The routes north of Dijon are well-developed and run all the way to the end of the Burgundy Canal at the L'Yonne River in Migennes. In the south the trails run from Dijon to the southern end of the canal at Saint Jean de Losne on the Seone River. Other trails reach Beaune. Conventional trains (slow) run between Dijon, Beaune, and Saint Jean de Losne
Hundreds of miles of trails are available in East Central France. The routes north of Dijon are well-developed and run all the way to the end of the Burgundy Canal at the L'Yonne River in Migennes. In the south the trails run from Dijon to the southern end of the canal at Saint Jean de Losne on the Seone River. Other trails reach Beaune. Conventional trains (slow) run between Dijon, Beaune, and Saint Jean de Losne
The Voie Verte is a set-aside with no motorized traffic other than that used by lock tenders. The Veloroute is a set aside that could have limited auto traffic. Good information here by Maggie LaCoste
- The Voie Vertes and Veloroutes are walking and bike routes set aside for recreation, Some trails are set aside for biking only
At various villages along the way you can find lodging if you are on a long hike or ride.
You can leave the trail to get lunch at bakeries and shops in the villages along the way. A good map and use of the language will help find the places to stop. The people in the Burgundy Valley are helpful, however, and will go out of their way to point you towards the nearest restaurant or shop.
You can leave the trail to get lunch at bakeries and shops in the villages along the way. A good map and use of the language will help find the places to stop. The people in the Burgundy Valley are helpful, however, and will go out of their way to point you towards the nearest restaurant or shop.
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| Biking beside the Burgundy Canal in Dijon |
The tourist office at the Dijon train station can provide good maps and info.
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Canal barges cruise the Burgundy Canal below the village
of Châteauneuf-en-Auxois, The walking and bike trail is
to the right
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