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Decize – Clamecy – Auxerre (175 km)
Km 0 Decize: Departure point of the canal; follow the towpath as far as Cercy-la-Tour.
Km 15 Cercy-la-Tour: Old fortified village; return to the towpath.
Km 26: The véloroute leaves the canal; easy country lanes with a few slopes..
Km 34 Panneçot: Return to the towpath, meanders.
Km 54 Châtillon-en-Bazois: Bustling market town dominated by its castle; pass alongside several double locks and one triple lock.
Km 70 Baye: The Collancelle tunnels: the canal goes underground three times as it crosses the watershed.
Km 74 Port-Brûlé: Return to the towpath, first lock on the Seine side.
Km 78 Sardy "Staircase": Continue along the towpath, 16 locks in the space of 4 kilometres.
Km 86 Chitry-les-Mines: Option to continue to Corbigny, lively town with a handsome Renaissance church and a former abbey.
Km 98 Saint-Didier: Drawbridge over the canal; little back roads to Clamecy via the pretty wine village of Tannay.
Km 117 Clamecy: Collegiate church and Romain Rolland Museum; leave the town by the road and join up with the towpath 3 km further on.
Km 121 Pousseaux: End of the prepared véloroute, return to little roads alongside the Yonne.
Km 138 Le Saussois: End of the prepared véloroute, return to little roads alongside the Yonne.
Km 142 Mailly-la-Ville: After Lock 65, little road to the church of Prégilbert, then return to the towpath..
Km 153 Bazarnes: Continue on the towpath to La Cour Barrée, at the foot of the Auxerrois vineyards.
Km 165 Bellombre: The véloroute crosses the Yonne and the RN 6 main road.
Km 175 Auxerre: The véloroute passes through Vaux-sur-Yonne and then enters the town; exceptional view of the town.
