Cycle route
Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo
The great loop of the Burgundy canals: the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, the Saône, the Canal du Centre, the Nivernais Loire and the Yonne valley.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Where to sleep on Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo
Halta lists 211 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 112 campsites, 1 mountain hut, 14 bivouac spots, 84 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 10 stages of Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon → Beaune | 42 km | 186 m |
| 2 | Beaune → Chalon-sur-Saône | 31 km | 121 m |
| 3 | Chalon-sur-Saône → Mâcon | 65 km | 476 m |
| 4 | Mâcon → Digoin | 78 km | 701 m |
| 5 | Digoin → Nevers | 107 km | 679 m |
| 6 | Nevers → Clamecy | 75 km | 440 m |
| 7 | Clamecy → Auxerre | 50 km | 356 m |
| 8 | Auxerre → Tonnerre | 40 km | 598 m |
| 9 | Tonnerre → Montbard | 51 km | 434 m |
| 10 | Montbard → Dijon | 76 km | 554 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo
How many days does Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo take?
Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo takes about 9 days, split into 10 stages over 615 km — an average of 68 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo?
Halta lists 211 places to sleep within 5 km of Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo: 112 campsites, 1 mountain hut, 14 bivouac spots, 84 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo?
Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo is rated easy, with 4 545 m of cumulative elevation gain over 615 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 455 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo go?
Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo runs from Dijon to Dijon, by way of Mâcon, Clamecy, Tonnerre, across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is travelled by bike and totals 615 km split into 10 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après France Vélo Tourisme / Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).