Burgundy Canal France
Hiking and Biking
The Canal de Bourgogne or Burgundy Canal
provides north to south access through France
and connects the Atlantic Ocean with the
Mediterranean Sea through the Rivers Seine
and Yonne to the north, and the rivers Rhone
and Saone to the south.  
Wide flat walkways on either side of the canal
make great hiking and biking.
Hotels along the way in the tiny villages offer
lodging.
Canal barges make week-long trips out of
Dijon
Hiking and biking in the area traversed by the
canal is some of the most scenic in France
and includes rolling farm country, fields of white
Charolais cattle, (Beef Bourguignon) small
villages, and imposing hilltop castles and
Renaissance chateaus.   
Much of the Burgundy Canal remains just the
way it was when constructed in the 17th and 18
th Century.
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Burgundy Canal,
Hiking and Biking the Canal de
Bourgogne
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The canal basin in Dijon is the starting place for many week-long trips
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The Burgundy
Canal goes
through the city of
Dijon
Ancient villages and
Medieval castles line
the Burgundy Valley
and the Burgundy
Canal
Small hotels and village
markets in the old
farming towns line the
route along the
Burgundy Valley and
the Burgundy Canal
Ancient castles and small farming towns line
the route along the Burgundy Valley and the
Burgundy Canal
In the hilltop village of Chateauneuf
-en-Axious small B&Bs and village markets
offer the hiker or biker a rest and
refreshment. Many small  farming towns
line the route along the Burgundy Valley
and the Burgundy Canal
Burgundy Canal Hiking
Trails
Within sight of
the hilltop
village of
Chateauneuf
where an
ancient castle
dominates the
horizon, you can
find small hotels
and B&Bs, and
villages with
markets that will
offer the hiker
or biker a room
for the night and
rest and
refreshment.
Many small  
farming towns
line the route
along the
Burgundy Valley
and the
Burgundy Canal
Burgundy Canal Hiking
Trails were once mule
paths for pulling the
barges through the
Burgundy Valley
The hiker
and biker on
the Burgundy
Canal can
find small
hotels and
village
markets in
the farming
towns in the
Burgundy
Valley
Much of the Burgundy
Canal  like these
locks in Dijon are
hand operated.
Barge Cruises out of the city of Dijon make one week culinary and wine trips on the Burgundy Canal
The TGV high speed Train and a high speed toll highway reach Dijon from Paris.
How to reach Dijon and the Burgundy Canal
by rail and rental auto from Paris
How to reach Dijon and the Burgundy Canal by rail and rental auto from Paris
Hiking on the mule haul roads
beside the Burgundy Canal,
France
Burgundy Canal barges tie up for
the night.