Vers les sources du flottage

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Une randonnée de trois jours au départ de Bibracte et sans grosse difficultés hormis la longueur de la première étape. En lisant le paysage et la toponymie des lieux vous remonterez le temps des flotteurs de bois qui se servaient des ruisseaux puis des rivières pour acheminer le bois vers Paris, via l'Yonne et la Seine. Une véritable industrie qui a fait travailler des milliers de personnes en Morvan du XVIè siècle à 1926.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 64.48 km
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    Average duration: 3 days 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 1,731 m
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    Descent: - 1,738 m
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    Highest point: 790 m
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    Lowest point: 440 m

Photos

Flottage du bois sur l'Yonne (carte postale)
Glux en Glenne
De Villechaise, vue sur le Mont Beuvray

Stages of the route

This route needs several days, find the details below:

  1. S
    Bibracte - Athez

    Bibracte - Athez

    ↔24.79 km ↗643 m ↘795 m
    Première partie d'une randonnée de trois jours à la découverte des paysages du Sud Morvan. Cette première étape est longue et difficile, il est possible de la scinder en deux en dormant à "La Rivière" tout près du Crot Morin. Les Gorges de la Canche sont un site sensible classé Natura 2000, il est nécessaire de le préserver et de se montrer discret. Ce site magnifique ne peut être emprunté que si la météo est clémente, jamais après un orage, neige ou glace. une piste permet de l'éviter si besoin.
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  2. 2
    Athez - Châtelet

    Athez - Châtelet

    ↔18.64 km ↗385 m ↘361 m
    Deuxième étape, moins longue et moins pentue, de cette randonnées en trois jours. Elle mène d'Athez à l'étang du Châtelet en passant par l'ancienne voie du tacot. La randonnée passe par Arleuf et le théâtre des Bardiaux. D'étang en étang, vous marcherez dans les pas des flotteurs de bois.
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  3. E

    Le Châtelet - Bibracte

    ↔21.06 km ↗703 m ↘582 m
    Third stage of the hike Towards the sources of the timber-floating trade, this fairly challenging section takes you upstream along the rivers, to where the timber was stored at the ‘ports’ of the timber-floating trade, so far from the sea... While waiting for the great flood (caused by the release of water from the ponds), the timber was then set adrift and continued its journey, not without difficulties, to Clamecy where it was tied together into rafts. It then continued its journey unhurriedly towards Paris where it was sold.
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Notes

Glux en Glenne : table de pique-nique, zone de bivouac, auberge, hébergement, wc

Saint Prix 71 : brasserie, hébergements (bourg et La Rivière), restauration (bourg, sur réservation)

Roussillon : auberge

Athez : gîte d'étape

Arleuf : épicerie, hébergement, camping, boulangerie (prévoir à manger pour le lendemain)

Le Châtelet : hébergements, pique-nique.

Tables de pique-nique au parking de Bibracte, restaurant gaulois, wc, boutique

Office de tourisme du Grand Autunois Morvan 71 pour Saint Prix, Roussillon et Anost https://autun-tourisme.com

Office de tourisme Morvan sommets et grands lacs, pour Arleuf, Fâchin, Glux en Glenne 58 https://www.morvansommetsetgrandslacs.com/

Worth a visit

Site archéologique de Bibracte en visite libre, musée (mi-mars/mi-novembre), restaurant gaulois (voir https://bibracte.fr)

Gorges de la Canche (si météo "normale")

Site des Sources de l'Yonne, Théâtre antique des Bardiaux, étangs de flottage, petit patrimoine de pays.

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Walking The Celts at Mont Beuvray

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Les Celtes au mont Beuvray
↔8.71 km ↗+319 m ↘-312 m ◔3h 25 ▲Moderate
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This hike offers an escape to the time of the Eduens in the Morvan Forest. There are many explanatory panels and beautiful views. As it is not very long, it can be complemented by a visit to the Bibracte Museum, known as the "Museum of Celtic Civilisation", in the car park.

Walking Tour of the ramparts of Bibracte

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The ancient oppidum of Bibracte was the largest city of the Aedui, a very powerful Gallic people one hundred years before our era. The largest rampart dates from the2nd century BCE, is 7 km long and was built before the smaller one, which is 5 km long, thus reducing the space. It was built on the principle of the murus gallicus, a construction made of earth solidified by interlocking layers of horizontal beams with a dry stone facing, an architectural technique admired by Caesar. This beautiful walk gives a glimpse of the grandeur of this ancient city as you follow in the footsteps of the Gauls through the majestic forest of Mont Beuvray.

Walking Bibracte - La Grande Verrière

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A unique historical site, Bibracte was a fortified town or oppidum, built on the summit of Mont Beuvray at the end of the 2nd century. In addition to its protected natural area (labelled "Grand Site de France" within the Morvan Regional Nature Park), it offers an exceptional archaeological site. The Chemin de Maraude is a 3 km route combining viewpoints, excavation sites and walks through forests and clearings.

Walking In the footsteps of our Gallic ancestors: Bibracte and Mont Beuvray

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Sur les traces de nos ancêtres les Gaulois : Bibracte et le Mont Beuvray
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