89 km
From Paray-le-Monial I continued on the bridleway along the Canal du Centre. So again a lot of locks to pass, which is more time consuming for the ships as for a bicycle. But it is not easy, because cyclists have to pass narrow gates, that should prevent motorists to use the bridleway. I think,this is a bad solution.
In Digion I tried to find an alimentary shop, but I wasn’t successful and continued via the aqueduct over the Loire river. In a small village, some kilometers later, the OSM map indicated, there would be a shop. This shop might have existed, but it surely was already closed as that part of the map was explored.
In Dompierre I left the bridle way and had to cross the plateau between Loire and Allier. The height varied between 220 m and 280 m without steep ascends.
As destination for today I choose the camping site in Moulins. As I arrived it was not a camping any more but an area for camping cars only. The rear side of the old camping was closed for the cars. The next camping would be in 15 km in the wrong direction and I wanted to see the town, so I decided to stay here for the night.
Paul
From Paray-le-Monial I continued on the bridleway along the Canal du Centre. So again a lot of locks to pass, which is more time consuming for the ships as for a bicycle. But it is not easy, because cyclists have to pass narrow gates, that should prevent motorists to use the bridleway. I think,this is a bad solution.
In Digion I tried to find an alimentary shop, but I wasn’t successful and continued via the aqueduct over the Loire river. In a small village, some kilometers later, the OSM map indicated, there would be a shop. This shop might have existed, but it surely was already closed as that part of the map was explored.
In Dompierre I left the bridle way and had to cross the plateau between Loire and Allier. The height varied between 220 m and 280 m without steep ascends.
As destination for today I choose the camping site in Moulins. As I arrived it was not a camping any more but an area for camping cars only. The rear side of the old camping was closed for the cars. The next camping would be in 15 km in the wrong direction and I wanted to see the town, so I decided to stay here for the night.
Paul
