Stages from Luxeuil to Nantes

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Questa seconda traversata della Francia ricalca l’odissea dell’esilio di Colombano da Luxeuil les Bains fino a Nantes, compiuto in barca sulla Loira, attraverso le seguenti regioni Bourgogne-Franche-Comté e Pays de la Loire. Il percorso, per un totale di km 1.223, è proposto in 48 tappe di 24 km di media giornaliera. 

The Columban Way in France

From Luxeuil-les-Bains to Nantes

After 20 years around Luxeuil, where he founded successively three abbeys, Saint Columban was sent back to Ireland by Queen Brunehaut and all Celtic monks. At nearly 70, he began a long journée under armed escort to Nantes

Track complete (1.223 km)

LEG 1: from Luxeuil les Bains to Lure (km 21,2)

LEG 2: from Lure to Bonnal (km 27,2)

LEG 3: from Bonnal to Baumes les Dames (km 21,5)

TLEG 4: Baumes les Dames -Vaires le Grand(km 26,2)

LEG 5: from Vaires le Grand to Besançon (km 19)

LEG 6: from Besançon to Villars St Georges (km 29,1)

LEG 7: from Villars St Georges to Dôle (km 32,4)

LEG 8: from Dôle to St Jean de Losne (km 22,8)

LEG 9:St Jean de Losne-Verdun sur le Doubs(km 35,6

LEG 10:Verdun sur le Doubs - Chalon sur Saône (km 21,8)

LEG 11: from Chalon sur Saône to Couches (km 30,2)

LEG 12: from Couches to Autun (km 30,7)

LEG 13: from Autun to Cussy en Morvan (km 23,4)

LEG 14: from Cussy en Morvan to Saulieu (km 29,2)

LEG 15: from Saulieu to St Lèger Vauban (km 25,1)

LEG 16: from St Lèger Vauban to Avallon (km 21)

LEG 17: from Avallon to Vézelay (km 17,8)

LEG 18: from Vézelay to Cravant (km 31,7)

LEG 19: from Cravant to Auxerre (km 23,6)

LEG 20: from Auxerre to Ouanne (km 22,2)

LEG 21: from Ouanne to Entrains-sur-Nohain (km 26)

LEG 22: Entrains sur Nohain - Champlemy (km 24,2)

LEG 23: from Champlemy to Prémery (km 15,6)

LEG 24: from Prémery to Nevers (km 31,8)

LEG 25:from Nevers to La Charité sur Loire (km 31,9)

LEG 26:La Charité sur Loire - Cosne sur Loire(km 35,8)

LEG 27: Cosne sur Loire - Bonny sur Loire (km 23,2)

LEG 28: from Bonny sur Loire to Gien (km 27,9)

LEG 29: from Gien to Sully sur Loire (km 31,6)

LEG 30:Sully sur Loire-Châteauneuf sur Loire (km 25,9)

LEG 31: Châteauneuf sur Loire - Orléans (km 28)

LEG 32: from Orléans to Beaugency (km 27,6)

LEG 33: from Beaugency to Mer (km 15,3)

LEG 34: from Mer to Blois (km 23,4)

LEG 35: from Blois to Chaumont sur Loire (km 20,3)

LEG 36: Chaumont sur Loire - Amboise (km 19,8)

LEG 37: from Amboise to Tours (km 26,8)

LEG 38: from Tours to Azay le Rideau (km 30)

LEG39: from Azay le Rideau to Chinon (km 27,5)

LEG 40:from Chinon to Fontevraud l'Abbaye (km 17,6)

LEG 41: Fontevraud l'Abbaye - Saumur (km 26,8)

LEG 42: from Saumur to Le Thoureil (km 27,3)

LEG 43: from Le Thoureil to Juigné sur Loire(km 23,5)

LEG 44: Juigné sur Loire-Rochefort sur Loire(km 21,9)

LEG 45:Rochefort sur Loire-Mauges sur Loire (km24,6)

LEG 46: Mauges sur Loire-St Florent le Vieil (km 21,3)

LEG47: St Florent le Vieil - Le Cellier (km 32,1)

LEG 48: from Le Cellier to Nantes (km 20,9)