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Burgundy cycling trip
- From the vineyards of the Côte d'Or to the rural countryside
- Region of superb gastronomy and excellent wines
- Wonderful cycling across lovely quiet backroads
- Numerous fortresses, castles, monasteries, cathedrals
From: 765 €
Tripcode: FRSC020
4 Comfort
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
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2 Difficulty
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
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Duration: 7 days
Details
Cycling in Burgundy
Pedal through a land of extraordinarily rich and illustrious history and discover a unique mélange of haute culture and belle nature. See robust fortresses, elegant castles and massive citadels looming up on the horizon. Visit an abbey, monastery or cathedral, proof that Burgundy was once an important religious centre.
Follow lovely quiet backroads and enjoy a delightful mosaic of vineyards, oak woods, pasturelands, river valleys and glistening lakes. And finally, at the end of each day, be a welcome guest at an attractive hotel or elegant château, where you'll experience the exuberant Burgundian lifestyle in this region world-famous for its great wines and superb gastronomy.
Itinerary
Expand itinerary Collapse itineraryDay 1: Arrival in Beaune
Arrival in Beaune, historical wine and cultural city of the Côte d'Or. The ancient and well-preserved centre has a wonderful atmosphere and is full of architectural highlights. All the major landmarks are near your stylish and cozy hotel, situated in the historical quarter.
Villages along the way: Beaune
Day 2: From Beaune to Gevrey-Chambertin
Cycle along the slopes of the Côte d'Or to Gevrey-Chambertin, world-famous for its 'grands' and 'premiers crus'. This small city is wonderfully situated at the end of a deep valley. Visit the old historical centre with its Medieval church decorated with a beautiful Romanesque portal. Overnight stay in a very comfortable hotel.
Challenge: 37 km, ascent 200m
Villages along the way: Beaune, Gevrey-Chambertin
Day 3: From Gevrey-Chambertin to Ste-Sabine
Cycle among Napoleon's favourite vineyards, such as Chambertin Clos de Bèze. Then up to 'Canal de Bourgogne' passing a deep wooded canyon. Follow a traffic-free lane past watermills, small villages and many old-fashioned hand locks. Take a rest near the Cistercian monastery of La-Bussière-sur-Ouche, surrounded by a stylish park. Continue through the beautiful Arvo Valley and, if you've still some energy left, do an optional ascent to the magnificent Medieval village of Châteauneuf. Finally you reach Ste. Sabine, where you will be a welcome guest in Château Ste. Sabine.
Challenge: 48 km, ascent 500m
Villages along the way: Gevrey-Chambertin, La-Bussière-sur-Ouche, Châteauneuf, Ste-Sabine
Day 4: From Ste. Sabine to Autun
A cycling tour through an area that's truly rural, every square inch of it. Pedal along narrow winding back lanes across rolling field-covered hills and grasslands to the Medieval village of Arnay-le-Duc. Take a swim in Fouche Lake before cycling through the beautiful valleys of Arroux and Rau de Villeneuve. Follow the River Ternin along the edge of the Morvan on your way to Autun. From far off, you'll spot the imposing towers of St-Lazare Cathedral. Take a historical stroll through the old city centre in the capital of Gallia during the Roman period. Overnight stay on the waterfront, at a lovely restored watermill.
Challenge: 62 km, ascent 400m
Villages along the way: Ste Sabine, Arnay-le-Duc, Autun
Day 5: From Autun to Nolay
Cycle through a land of 'milk and honey', in true Burgundian paradise. Follow the Dree River to visit Château Sully, a beautiful Renaissance castle. From here, you encounter a landscape with more hills. After a few ascents through gorgeous countryside, you reach the southern part of the Côte d'Or: the Côte de Beaune. Surrounded by vineyards, forests and rocky outcroppings, you'll find the small charming Medieval town of Nolay. Overnight stay at a comfortable hotel in the centre.
Challenge: 49 km, ascent 450m
Villages along the way: Autun, Nolay
Day 6: From Nolay to Beaune
Discover the rolling hills of the Côte de Beaune: home to world-famous red and white wines. Here the surface area of the wine cellars can be greater than the village itself. A long but gradual climb along the steep cliffs of Cormat takes you up to a high limestone plateau with fabulous views over vineyards and villages. After a comfortable descent, you reach the fairytale castle of Rochepot cycling along narrow backroads past famous wine-making villages. Overnight in a stylish and cozy hotel, situated in the historical centre of Beaune.
Challenge: 36 km, ascent 450m
Villages along the way: Nolay, Montrachet, Meursault, Volnay, Pommard, Beaune
Day 7: Departure from Beaune
Your trip comes to an end today after breakfast.
Villages along the way: Beaune
Practical info
Included:
- All overnight stays, rooms with ensuite bathroom
- All breakfasts & 2 dinners
- Luggage transport
- S-cape information package with route description and maps
Not Included:
- Other meals
- Bike rental
How to get there:
The best airport of arrival is Paris from which you can take the TGV (high speed train) to Beaune. From the train station in Beaune you can book a transfer to the first accommodation.
About the bikes:
You are provided with a comfortable 21-speed hybrid bicycle which will be reserved for you in advance, and is prepared with the necessary accessories
Reviews
Start: Beaune
Finish: Beaune
Dates & prices
Trip availability: From April 1th to October 31th
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| In double room: | 765 €/person |
| In single room: | 1020 €/person |
| One traveller, in single room: | 1255 €/person |
Other prices
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| Hybrid bike rental: | 124 €/person |