Montreuillon aqueduct trail

A walk through forests and along the Yonne channel. A magnificent view of the Yonne valley from the aqueduct.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.98 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 30 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 178 m
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    Descent: - 178 m

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    Highest point: 360 m
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    Lowest point: 229 m

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Description of the walk

The start is at Reviry. If you're coming from Mouron-sur-Yonne, go down in front of the town hall, continue past the church and a few hundred metres further on, you'll see two large stones on the left. Take the path immediately to the left of the house and about 50m further up, there's a car park.

You're now on the hiking trail. It's very well signposted, with yellow markings.

(S/E) Go up into the woods on the path and a little further up, take the left-hand path. Ignore the exits on the right to reach a crossroads.

(1) Go straight ahead (North-East), keep left at the next fork and continue until you reach a junction with a gravel road.

(2) Cross the road and go straight ahead. Leave a crossroads on your right and continue in the same direction to reach a crossroads (le Mauvais Pas).

(3) Turn right, go downhill for about 500m.

(4) Turn left, then right about 50m further on. Then continue straight up, ignoring the starts on either side and keeping a general southeasterly direction. Reach a junction.

(5) Enter the woods again. You'll come to the south, to Montreuillon, where you'll find the Yonne ditch.

(6) Follow the channel to the Montreuillon aqueduct.

(7) Cross the aqueduct and continue to follow the channel (the markings go up slightly above the channel). The signposting follows the channel and climbs up its left bank. Follow the ditch until the marker takes you down to the right.

(8) A few kilometres further on, turn right, leave the gully (yellow markings) and go down the path. At the bottom, turn right, the path leads to Chandelier. Continue straight on, crossing the Yonne. You'll pass the Chapelle Saint Elymon and the former Grands Moulins factory.

(9) You'll come to the D126 road, turn left and immediately right up Mouron sur Yonne, and you'll come to Reviry. Turn right and 50m further on, you'll come to the little path with the two large stones which leads up to your car on the right (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 270 m - Reviry, car park
  2. 1 : km 0.86 - alt. 321 m - Crossing, straight on
  3. 2 : km 1.9 - alt. 321 m - Stone road, opposite
  4. 3 : km 3.25 - alt. 359 m - Mauvais Pas crossroads, right
  5. 4 : km 3.76 - alt. 332 m - Left fork
  6. 5 : km 5.34 - alt. 349 m - Multiple crossing, right
  7. 6 : km 7.03 - alt. 274 m - Rigole d'Yonne
  8. 7 : km 7.87 - alt. 266 m - Cross the aqueduct and continue along the rigol - Yonne (l')
  9. 8 : km 12.11 - alt. 268 m - Turn right and leave the ditch
  10. 9 : km 12.91 - alt. 233 m - Turn left and then immediately right
  11. S/E : km 13.98 - alt. 270 m - Reviry, car park

Notes

The passage over the aqueduct is a little tricky for people who suffer from vertigo. That's my case, but it's quite wide, and well worth it!

Worth a visit

The Montreuillon aqueduct. Also known as "le Grand Pont", it dominates the village with its 13 arches, 33m high and 152m long, through which flows the channel that feeds the Canal du Nivernais. It was built in 1841 by engineer Foureau.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 37 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
kris58
kris58

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really enjoyable hike, mainly through the forest and along the Yonne canal. Very peaceful and relaxing.
HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BRIDGE BEFORE YOU ARRIVE IS CLOSED, SO YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE ROAD via the village of Chandelier and the D945 (unless you want to cross the barrier, which I did) OR A PRIVATE PASSAGE (which I did not try), EITHER OF WHICH WILL EXTEND THE INITIAL ROUTE. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WHEN YOU RETURN TO THE CAR PARK, YOU WILL SEE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRIDGE CLOSURE ON THE CAR PARK NOTICE BOARD... BUT IT WILL BE TOO LATE.
According to the latest news, funding was approved in January of this year (a bill of nearly €400k) with a maximum subsidy request. Given the current climate, it is reasonable to assume that the situation is not likely to change anytime soon.

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Cyril Drion
Cyril Drion

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

It's a nice walk in general, but the goulotte is monotonous...
What a shame!
I was hoping for a lot more!

Very good hike, especially shaded for the summer!

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ericparis
ericparis

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful and shaded hike, the passage on the aqueduct top, at the end of the course the goulottes de l'Yonne it is a little long but nice hike that we did again with pleasure

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remi2000
remi2000

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

parish specific to Brittany except that at the end to cross the wooden bridge it was closed no alternative solution except to finish by the road which made us 16,700km we could leave a passage for pedestrians.

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Fanou66
Fanou66

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this beautiful tour.
At the start we didn't see the information that the bridge at the end of the walk was closed and impossible to cross.
Fortunately, we were able to cross the river via a private road.
Otherwise a long detour by road would have been quite unpleasant.

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La muse
La muse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Route taken from Reviry car park. A very pleasant walk along the Rigolle. The viaduct, a marvel of construction. Picnic at Montreuillon along the Yonne. To be recommended.
Walk made in June 2017 under the sun.

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pacha18
pacha18

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant little walk with plenty of shade. The only change we made was when we set off from Montreuillon: there was a small camper van park with a free electric hook-up point, dry toilets and a picnic/games area on the bank of the Yonne, all less than 500m from the route.

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Claude L2.
Claude L2.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, made in early autumn with a beautiful light on the golden leaves.

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Flornelis
Flornelis

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very nice walk, accessible to all, with a variety of landscapes and scenery. Great walk because we didn't meet anyone. We felt like we were alone in the world. Marking perfectly identifiable and easy to follow. 0 difficulties.
Best done in dry weather, as there's a risk of muddy conditions when it rains or in winter.
A truly beautiful walk to be enjoyed without any special knowledge or conditions.

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valmouss
valmouss

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The first part up to the aqueduct (truly exceptional) was very well signposted. The 2nd part (along the Yonne channel) seemed long to us, with few markers to let us know if we were nearing the end of the route.
A very good walk.

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guib
guib

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very nice walk mainly in the forest with the Yonne river as a common thread.

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crevette1
crevette1

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

After getting lost, we made our way to the aqueduct by road, fortunately the weather was fine and the road was not very busy. Otherwise, we really enjoyed this walk, with a magnificent view of the aqueduct and a very pleasant walk along the rigolet.

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Sellig58
Sellig58

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

90% of the route is in the forest, which is pleasant in the summer heat!
Beware of vertigo!!!

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bo58
bo58

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

pleasant walk, very well signposted and easy to recommend

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Lydie58
Lydie58

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant, very accessible walk, done in the heat, but there are plenty of shady stretches. It is also of real historical interest. The description is entirely accurate. It was a good day out.

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