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Expansive vineyard in northern Burgundy with neat rows of grapevines, a solitary tree in the center, and dense forest in the background.

Vineyards in the Vallée du Cousin (Photo credit: J. Nielsen)

Burgundy's north | Round trip starting in Auxerre

Great art & good living

Cycling holiday
8 Days / 7 Nights
Loop tour
Individual tour
Expansive vineyard in northern Burgundy with neat rows of grapevines, a solitary tree in the center, and dense forest in the background.

Vineyards in the Vallée du Cousin (Photo credit: J. Nielsen)

Burgundy is a land of great art and good living, pastoral and peaceful. During the cycling trip you will discover great abbeys, elegant châteaux, medieval half-timbered villages and fortified towns. The vineyards of Chablis and the Auxerrois will accompany you, tastings are planned and the fine food will round off your days. This itinerary reveals northern Burgundy’s main treasures.

Gothic cathedral with twin towers overlooking a river with stone bridge. The buildings and bridge are perfectly reflected in the calm water.

Auxerre on the Yonne River with Saint-Etienne Cathedral (Photo credit: D. Poggianti)

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Gothic cathedral with twin towers overlooking a river with stone bridge. The buildings and bridge are perfectly reflected in the calm water.

Auxerre on the Yonne River with Saint-Etienne Cathedral (Photo credit: D. Poggianti)

Stack of wooden wine barrels arranged in three rows against a stone wall in Burgundy, with green ivy growing above them.

Wine barrels, seen in Chablis (Photo credit: Therry)

Stone medieval towers with conical tiled roofs in a Burgundy village, surrounded by green foliage and red flowers under a cloudy blue sky.

View over the rooftops of Noyers-sur-Serein (Photo credit: Guitou)

Herd of white and cream-colored cattle with calves grazing in a green pasture under large trees in the Burgundy countryside.

Curious Charolais cattle in the Avallonais region (Photo credit: V. Wierzba)

White and green baking dish filled with escargot shells stuffed with green herb butter, served with white wine and bread on wooden board.

Snails in Burgundy are a famous delicacy... (Photo credit: A. Kotowski)

Medieval hilltop town in Burgundy with church towers and red-tiled roofs overlooking green vineyards under blue sky with white clouds.

Vézelay with the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Photo credit: JFL Photography)

Narrow cobblestone street in northern Burgundy lined with traditional French houses featuring colorful shutters and terracotta roofs.

In the romantic streets of Vézelay (Photo credit: Friedberg)

Straight canal with towpath running through green countryside in northern Burgundy, flanked by trees and rolling hills under cloudy sky.

On the “pretty” Canal de Nivernais (Photo credit: P. Poiseau)

Bundle of fresh heirloom carrots in orange, yellow, purple and white colors displayed on wooden crates at a farmers market.

Carrots seen at the market in Cravant (Photo credit: R. Dembo)

Workers harvesting grapes in a Burgundy vineyard with rolling hills in the background. People are bent over picking grapes from vine rows.

Hand-picked grapes (Photo credit: Eléonore H.)

The itinerary
 at a glance

For your 8-day round trip in the Auxerre area

Auxerre, city of Art and History that has conserved an exceptional architectural heritage. Its cathedral, a model of gothic elegance, the St Germain Abbey, a nearly intact monastic complex with crypts dating back to the 9 th Century containing one of the oldest mural paintings discovered in France, not to mention a charming city centre with great boutiques.

You begin your cycle through the fields and will stop in Pontigny where you discover the Cistercian Abbey, the largest and one of the most beautiful Cistercian churches remaining in France.

Nice day cycling in the Chablis vineyards. After visiting Chablis and a wine tasting, the itinerary follows the Serein valley through beautiful villages of the southern Chablis vineyards to the medieval town of Noyers with its Naïf Art museum. Noyers has preserved fortifications and half-timbered houses. It’s one of the hundred most beautiful villages of France! Then you continue until Nitry.

Today you cycle across the superb “terre plaine” plateau and Avallon landscapes. You will pass by the medieval hamlet of Montréal before reaching Avallon, a beautiful ancient town.

The cycling continues today through some of Burgundy’s finest landscapes, culminating in a stop in Vézelay and its Sainte-Madeleine Basilica, a Romanesque art masterpiece listed as UNESCO world heritage. During the middle Ages, Vézelay was a major pilgrimage site and a special halt on the way to Compostella. Its Basilica dominates the small mediaeval town and its fortifications. It is also among the 100 most beautiful villages of France.

Starting by a climb to reach the Yonne valley, the itinerary will then follow it and the Canal du Nivernais all day. You will come across beautiful sites such as Châtel-Censoir, the Saussois cliffs, and finish in Escolives.

Water dominates the day, for all around you are some of the greatest rivers of France. In fact, Burgundy has been called the water table of France. All the mighty rivers are interconnected by a marvellous canal system. You are cycling beside the water surrounded by nature before leaving its side to go through the lovely Auxerre vineyard villages: Irancy, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, and Bailly. In the caves de Bailly you will taste the famous Crémant de Bourgogne before carrying on to Auxerre.

C'est la vie - your biking holiday in Burgundy is finished. After having a last breakfast you have to say goodbye to this charming region in France!

Level

Occasional cyclists

You prefer flat terrain, but you won’t be put off by the occasional hill. There has to be the right mix of breaks, nature and culture. You enjoy exercise and bring some stamina and cycling experience to the table.

Topography

The stages lead through slightly hilly terrain without steep notable gradients.

Road conditions

You cycle mostly on sealed side roads, and on the cycle path along the Canal du Niver­nais.

Route-finding & navigation

You will navigate by yourself using maps and/or GPS data. 

Map showing a green cycling route connecting French towns Auxerre, Chablis, Nitry, Avallon, Vézelay and Escolives along rivers Yonne and Cure.

Services & Info
 Trip details

  • 7 x overnight stays in accommodations of the category "charme"
  • 7 x hearty breakfast buffet
  • Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
  • Wine tasting in Chablis (day 3)
  • Wine tasting in Bailly (day 7) 
  • Carefully designed routes

  • Detailed cycling map with route information
  • PEDALO app and/or GPS data
  • Detailed info package per room 
  • 7-day service hotline in English
Taxes & Fees

Local/resort tax: according to tariff

If applicable, these are to be paid directly to the hotel and are not included in the holiday price.

Prices & Dates
 at a glance

Arrival: Daily, except Sunday and Monday, from 10.03. to 24.10.2026

Prices per person in EUR

Frequently asked
 questions

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Your travel documents usually include general travel information, a hotel list, a road book and/or detailed maps as well as a textual description of the route; you will also get luggage tags and possibly also vouchers and/or information material on the various sightseeing attractions. The exact contents of the information package depend on the booked trip and its included services.

The documents will be sent to you approx. two to three weeks before the start of your tour. Depending on the trip, you may receive them partly in digital form and partly by post – or you will receive the hotel list and general travel information in advance by e-mail, and the remaining documents along with the maps on site at your starting hotel.

Please note that the travel documents are issued exclusively for PEDALO guests and are therefore not available without a booking.

The transport of your luggage from hotel to hotel is included as part of the basic service package for all staged tours and round trips in the PEDALO programme. You simply leave your luggage out for our courier in the morning before you set off on your cycling stage. When you arrive at your next accommodation in the late afternoon or early evening, it will be there waiting for you.

Just in case, we recommend always packing a change of clothes in your saddle bag, especially for short stages which you may cover more quickly than the luggage driver.

Depending on how the logistics are organised on site, there may be restrictions on the maximum weight and/or number of pieces of luggage. You will receive more detailed information on this with the travel documents well before the start of your trip.

Travel insurance is not included in our prices. You can decide whether to get a quote elsewhere or simply book your travel insurance online at pedalo.com/en/service/travel-insurance. In any case, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance!

Please note that for last-minute bookings (less than 30 days before the start of the trip), insurance cover can only be taken out within 3 days of booking.

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