A short walk in Châtillon-en-Bazois

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A short route or a Sunday stroll!
You’ll discover the port, Châtillon Castle and the Nivernais Canal, which is very popular for boat trips.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 22 m
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    Descent: - 22 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 254 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 227 m
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Start of the walk

Description of the walk

Start from Châtillon harbour, where parking is easy.

(S/E) With your back to the Château, follow the Nivernais Canal on the right-hand side as far as the Coeuillon lock.

(1) Continue straight on along the canal to Pont (rest area).

(2) Leave the canal by taking the dirt track on the right, just by the bridge, and follow it to La Boullaine d’Alluy. Go down the road and then up a little to the left, opposite.

(3) At the Pylône crossroads, turn right towards La Boulaine.

(4) At no. 10, follow the clog-maker’s path down to the right. At the end of the path, turn left and head towards the harbour (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 232 m - Port de Châtillon. Follow the - Canal du Nivarnais
  2. 1 : km 1.69 - alt. 233 m - Coeillon lock. Near the - Aron (rivière) - Affluent de la Loire
  3. 2 : km 3.27 - alt. 230 m - Pont: leave the canal
  4. 3 : km 4.8 - alt. 254 m - Crossroads by the pylon
  5. 4 : km 5.14 - alt. 248 m - The Clog Maker’s Trail
  6. S/E : km 5.55 - alt. 232 m - Port de Châtillon

Notes

In Pont, a rest area with tables and drinking water.
In heavy rain, watch out for mud at the start of the footbridge path.

Worth a visit

At the start, the castle, then the canal and its locks.
At Coeillon, the footbridge over the River Aron, which runs alongside the canal and occasionally flows into it.
At Pont, a picnic area with views of our beautiful countryside.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 14038905

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike is very pleasant, with a lovely stretch along the river. The rest is less interesting. You cannot take the Saboterie path because it is closed. However, this gives you the opportunity to see a fawn farm. So we took a short detour to reach the port.

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alainvidale
alainvidale

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk on another sunny day at the end of October!!!!
Thanks for the GPX file, it was very useful.

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Ness T.
Ness T.

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A short walk to get back into the swing of things; the route is clearly described. As the previous commenter suggested, take a little detour to the Coeilhon lock to see the footbridge – it’s a peaceful, quiet and beautiful spot.
Thank you for this lovely route.

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cambrousse
cambrousse
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A walk taken today, Friday 23 August 2013.
A lovely walk.
Don’t hesitate to take a few detours along the way: the footbridge over the spillway to the left of the canal at the Coeilhon lock is absolutely lovely (and there’s a nice picnic spot if you fancy it)
We also took a detour to Alluy, where there’s a church with an absolutely magnificent Romanesque crypt (14th century) (find the verger – a very charming old gentleman – in the village; he has the keys and will come and open it for you).
All in all, it took us three hours including the detours – lovely, lovely – and we thoroughly enjoyed the scenery (and that unexpected crypt).

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