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Marne Lateral Canal – Notre-Dame de l'Épine loop from Châlons-en-Champagne

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France

Marne

Marne Lateral Canal – Notre-Dame de l'Épine loop from Châlons-en-Champagne

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Marne Lateral Canal – Notre-Dame de l'Épine loop from Châlons-en-Champagne

02:11

37.3km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 482 m for 106 m

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588 m

Marne Lateral Canal

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Lock 9 of Châlons is a lock on the canal from the Marne to the Rhine in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in France. It is one of 154 locks on this canal, which has a length of 313 kilometers and connects the Marne and Rhine rivers. Lock 9 of Châlons has a drop of 2.80 meters and a chamber of 38.50 meters long and 5.05 meters wide. The lock is operated automatically and is equipped with a lock keeper's house and a lock door. The lock is close to the Pont de Vaux, a bridge over the canal, and the Collégiale Notre-Dame-en-Vaux, a historic church that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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1.00 km

Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Châlons-en-Champagne

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The Saint-Etienne cathedral offers you the testimony of an architectural evolution over 5 centuries. Begun in Romanesque style, construction continued in Gothic and then Baroque style. In 700 years, expansions, modifications and reconstructions have marked its history.

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1.06 km

La Dernière Relève" war memorial

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The monument aux morts in Châlons-en-Champagne is a memorial to the fallen soldiers of Châlons-en-Champagne in the First and Second World Wars, and the Algerian War. The monument is also called “La Relève” or “Vers le sacrifice” and shows a group of soldiers preparing for battle. The monument was created by Gaston Broquet, a sculptor from Reims, and was inaugurated on October 24, 1926. The monument stands in front of the Saint-Étienne Cathedral, one of the oldest Gothic churches in France.

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1.93 km

House Clemangis

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Maison Clémangis is one of the oldest houses in the historic centre of Châlons-en-Champagne. It is a half-timbered house dating from the end of the 15th century12. Originally built on rue Clémangis, it was dismantled in 1970 and rebuilt a few years later on its current site on rue Nicolas Durand23.

The house has a unique architecture with overhanging floors on two sides and a small tower at the back containing a staircase1. It is a beautiful example of medieval architecture and an important cultural heritage of the city.

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4.34 km

Notre-Dame de l'Épine

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12.1 km

Basilica of Our Lady of L'Épine

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The Church of Notre-Dame de L'Épine, was elevated to the rank of basilica in 1914. Its name comes from the devotion given to a statue representing The Virgin carrying the Child Jesus who, according to a legend, would have was found by shepherds in the Middle Ages in a burning thorn bush.
This basilica has remarkable gargoyles.

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21.9 km