On the Canal du Rhone au Rhin 🚴 – Étupes Lock on the EV6 loop from Colombier-Fontaine

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montbéliard

Colombier-Fontaine

On the Canal du Rhone au Rhin 🚴 – Étupes Lock on the EV6 loop from Colombier-Fontaine

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On the Canal du Rhone au Rhin 🚴 – Étupes Lock on the EV6 loop from Colombier-Fontaine

02:43

47.6km

130m

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: October 8, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 47.6 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.76 km

Junction between the Rhine–Rhône Canal and the Doubs

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Beautiful bridge over the Doubs.

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10.4 km

Courcelles-lès-Montbeliard

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Nice bike path on the canal.

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16.7 km

On the Canal du Rhone au Rhin 🚴

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These 🚤⛵️🛥 are the welcome change on the EV6

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17.3 km

Étupes Lock on the EV6

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Interesting bridge of the canal and paths of hallage / cycle to the end of the river of Allen, to SO of Allenjoie.
This section of the canal between Mulhouse …

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20.2 km

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20.5 km

Chemin de Halage Allenjoie, EV6

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The project to build a new large canal, launched in 1961 and declared a public utility in 1978, gives rise to significant opposition in the town and surrounding areas, under …

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23.9 km

EV6 and bridge over the Allan

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Beautiful cycle path EV6, beautiful bridge over the Allan and departmental border.

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28.0 km

Montbéliard–Haute-Saône Canal beside the Allan

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All these canals are excellent ways to bike on the trails, or rather busy roads, this is another one that could help make this ride into a loop.
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43.0 km