Tintry: Walking routes, nature and heritage

Tintry brings together several distinct themes to help you plan a stay: two circular routes, a shorter developed nature trail, a church and a local culinary specialty. Specific details such as route length, destination and designated activities help you find your way. The landscape around the Pont-du-Roi dam and the natural area known as Plateau d’Antully also add to the picture of the area. When choosing a destination, these details can help you weigh your interests in longer walks, nature and heritage.

Circular routes with different profiles

The Pont-du-Roi dam car park in Tintry is the shared starting and ending point for both circular routes. The Circuit de Pierre Luzière is 12.5 kilometres long, is marked and is rated as moderately difficult. It runs through the Pierre Luzière state forest. This route therefore has a specific length and difficulty rating, as well as a named forest destination.

The Circuit de La Chapelle de Repas is 13.6 kilometres long, making it 1.1 kilometres longer. It follows forest and country tracks to the Chapelle de Repas. Horse riding, hiking, mountain biking and electric-assist cycling are designated activities for this circular route. The comparison is therefore between the moderately difficult route through the state forest and the slightly longer route to the chapel, with its four designated activities. Both circular routes start and end at the same car park, but their route features and destinations differ.

Woodland landscape and natural area

The Espace naturel du Pont du Roi in Tintry offers a different scale: a developed trail of about one kilometre, with information panels and an observation screen. It provides access to the natural habitats of the Ravin forest and the Vallon du Canada heathlands. The trail is much shorter than the two circular routes; the information panels and observation screen also give it a nature-focused emphasis. This means there are different route lengths and ways to explore the area’s landscape themes.

The landscape at the Pont-du-Roi dam is characterised by wooded hills. Tintry is also part of the continental ZNIEFF Type 2 area “Plateau d’Antully,” with identification number 260014815. The wooded hills by the dam and the area’s inclusion in this named zone are two distinct natural features that add to the picture of the place without replacing the specific routes and their destinations.

Church and regional cuisine

Tintry’s church is dedicated to Saint Germain and houses a polychrome wooden Pietà from the 16th century. Its dedication and furnishings offer a different focus from the route and landscape themes: alongside the named saint is a specific, dated work of art. This makes it possible to appreciate Tintry’s cultural heritage independently of the circular routes, if you are interested in ecclesiastical heritage.

The Auberge La Morvandelle in Tintry serves traditional Crapiau from the Morvan. If you are planning to try the dish, check its availability before your trip.

Discover more destinations: Davayé, Azé, Frontenaud, Le Breuil, Allériot, Bruailles, Sagy, Saint-Jean-De-Vaux.

For the broader travel overview: Saône-Et-Loire.