Cycle Chagny to Nolay

​It was to have been a bike ride down to Santenay for lunch at Le Terroir, but they are closed on Thursdays to give theirselfs some lonely time during the week. We’ll do that ride tomorrow. 

Instead, we took our bikes on the train to Chagny an thence along a ‘vélo verte’ to Nolay, a ride we hadn’t done before. I had difficulty orienting myself from Chagny station to the canal to start the ride, but happily DJ was all over it and we soon got going. Along the canal to Santenay, but turn left before going into the town. 

The route is a rail trail that rises slowly along a gently-rising valley with little villages nestling quietly down to our left as we rode along. [Don’t you just love the way some French villages nestle quietly in valleys?]. 

This photo was of a station for the village of Paris l’Hopital. A bit further on was a ‘sous terrain’ - a passage that ducked under the railway line for passengers to walk to the village. 

When we got to Nolay it was too late for lunch, but the proprietor was able to find one serve of tart tintin for us to share. Not as much as we could have eaten, but adequate. 

We continued along the route till we got to a couple of viaducts. The thing about your viaduct is that you can’t see and appreciate their splendor because you are riding across the top of them. I did manage to snag a photo from one end, however. 

We turned around at this point and hurtled back downhill to Nolay, Santenay and back to Chagny. Here are some snaps:

Back onto the train after a small glass of vin blanc in the Chagny square and home for a little goat cheese on baguette. Thank you, Dear Jude!

Toodles!