
Weekend with friends visiting the Morvan area
This is where your adventure begins... Fans of the great outdoors will love the Morvan. On foot, on horseback, on an e-scooter or even on the water, in a single weekend you'll get a sense of everything this rather wild Regional Nature Park has to offer.
You'll be able to chat, chill out, have fun and enjoy a deep breath of fresh air tinted with woodland fragrances, all in a spirit of togetherness amid the beautiful light of the Indian summer... This is the promise of the magical Morvan!
Autumn doesn't have to be dull, especially with your crew!
An e-scooter, a lake and the Maison du Parc visitor centre
I want to ride my… e-scooter
After a handling lesson to assess your level and determine which route to take, off you'll go on your e-scooter! From the village of Alligny-en-Morvan you'll head for Chamboux lake, following the Ternin river as it winds through this valley of Morvan amid pastures grazed by beautiful cattle of the Charolais breed.
Between woodland and pastures, you'll reach the banks of the 75-hectare lake, one of the smallest of the Morvan's 6 great lakes. You'll be accompanied by a guide on your adventure along the narrow trails which were once used to travel between the hamlets.
Did you know? Chamboux lake is the Morvan's most recentl dam lake, built in 1985 to supply drinking water to the local villages!The Maison du Parc, a world to explore
Discovery paths, museums, meadows, a botanical garden and a Bistro where you can enjoy a break.
The visit includes:
- a barefoot trail,
- the Taureau lake trail (regional nature reserve),
- the Maison des Hommes et des Paysages (to learn all about the people and landscapes of Morvan) or the Musée de la Résistance (Resistance museum),
- a wild plants trail,
- lunch at the Bistrot du Parc
to stimulate all your senses with sights, sounds, smells and tastes!
La Maison du Parc
A break for lunch at the Bistrot du Parc
Visit the bistro for a lunch prepared in-house from local, seasonal ingredients, most of which are organic.
Make the most of your delicious break, inside or out on the terrace, or pop in for an afternoon tea, herbal tea or hot chocolate with homemade biscuits and cakes.
- Le Bistrot du Parc
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Maison du Parc
58230 SAINT-BRISSON - 03 86 76 03 25
- contact@lebistrotduparc-morvan.fr
- www.lebistrotduparc-morvan.fr
A waterfall, the remains of two mills and a trout
The Saut de Gouloux waterfall
The Saut de Gouloux waterfall tumbles from a height of 10 metres into the pool below where you'll see the ruins of two old watermills. Follow the brown trout waymarkers for a short walk between the Caillot and Cure waterfalls which are both a short distance from the first.
To round off this first day, head for Ouroux-en-Morvan where Coline and Stéphane invite you to stay at the Gîte de la Loutière located right in the centre of the village.
An ancient gallic site, a stylised horse and a walk to visit Bibracte
Take a trip 2,000 years back in time when you visit the Musée de Bibracte, a key site of the Morvan and Burgundy. Located on Mont Beuvray in the south of the Morvan Park, this ancient Aedui capital was once inhabited by up to 10,000 people. It is also an outstandindg natural site that you can explore on foot or on horseback.
Did you know? The emblem of the Morvan Park, a stylised horse, comes from a coin that was found during excavations at Bibracte.2 equestrian centres where you can organise your hack to Mont-Beuvray

Lunch at the Hôtel du Morvan
Take a seat and enjoy all your favourite Burgundy specialities: parsley ham, Charolais beef and much more, all cooked in-house!
- Hôtel-restaurant du Morvan
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Le bourg
71990 SAINT-LEGER-SOUS-BEUVRAY - 03 85 82 51 06
- contact@hoteldumorvan.com
Two pedalos and a paddleboard to glide across the water
Like a fish…. on water
Fancy gliding across the calm water of the Vallon lake, to enjoy pleasant sensations amid the site's 100 hectares of greenery?
The watersports centre has all sorts of solutions for those who want to test their agility on the water with a stand-up paddleboard for one or more people, a pedalo or a canoe.