--- title: "La Tournuscimes 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "18 Oct 2026, Chardonnay. Burgundy's biggest organised walk, on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback through the autumn Mâconnais." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/la-tournuscimes lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/la-tournuscimes.png --- # La Tournuscimes > La Tournuscimes: Burgundy's biggest organised walk, on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback through the autumn Mâconnais. The Tournuscimes is a mass walk, ride and mountain-bike outing through the hills and vineyards between Tournus and the Mâconnais, starting from Chardonnay. Routes of different lengths suit families and seasoned walkers alike, and the refreshment stops are famously generous. ## Key facts - Type: Sport - Chardonnay - 59 min from Beaune - When: Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: The third Sunday of October - Nearby: [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) - Organised by: [Association Tournuscimes](https://www.tournuscimes.fr/) - Official website: [tournus-tourisme.com](https://www.tournus-tourisme.com/temps-fort/la-tournuscimes/) - Where: Chardonnay · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 55 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.5153, 4.8528 - From Beaune: ≈ 59 min · 73 km - €210 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History The Club Alpin of Tournus organised the first Tournus-Cimes on 6 June 1982 with about fifty participants. It moved to Chardonnay and to the third Sunday of October in 1984, adding mountain bikers, and riders on horseback followed in 1991. The 2026 outing is the 43rd edition. ## What to expect Walkers, cyclists and riders set off from Chardonnay on waymarked circuits through vineyards and woods at the height of the autumn colours. Stops along the way hand out bread, charcuterie, fruit, cake and glasses of local white wine. ## Tips for the day Registration is through the organiser's website, tournuscimes.fr, linked from the Tournus tourist office page. Start times are early, so a pick-up from Beaune in the morning and a collection at the finish avoids a long day at the wheel. Bring layers: mornings in the hills can be cold in October. ## Did you know? The 30th edition in 2011 set a record of 4,574 participants: 3,582 walkers, 825 mountain bikers and 167 riders. ## Around La Tournuscimes What to combine with La Tournuscimes on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in October 2026 - **Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Championnat du monde de l’œuf en meurette](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/championnat-monde-oeuf-en-meurette): Chefs from around the world compete to poach Burgundy's favourite egg dish at the Clos de Vougeot. (Food & markets · Vougeot) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail du Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-montrachet): A semi-nocturnal trail race through the vines and woods above Chassagne-Montrachet. (Sport · Chassagne-Montrachet) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Venise au Palais](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/venise-au-palais-ancy-le-franc): Venetian carnival costumes parade through a Renaissance palace designed by an Italian architect. (Culture · Ancy-le-Franc) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) ### Nearby - **A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the evening; in 2026 it fell on 14 May.** · [Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/chardonnay-day): The world's favourite white grape is toasted in the Mâconnais village that gave it its name. (Wine festival · Chardonnay) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marché de Noël de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-tournus): A Christmas market of makers and local producers inside the abbey halls of Tournus. (Christmas · Tournus) - **A weekend in late March; the 2026 fair was held on 21 and 22 March.** · [Les Oenogourmandes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/les-oenogourmandes-tournus): A wine and food fair in the medieval halls of Tournus abbey, every March. (Wine festival · Tournus) - **The third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday; the 25th edition was held on 18 and 19 April 2026.** · [Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse): The whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April. (Wine festival · Viré) - **A weekend in mid or late July; the 2025 weekend was held on 19 and 20 July.** · [Week-end médiéval de Brancion](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/week-end-medieval-de-brancion): Knights, archers and falconers bring the hilltop village of Brancion back to the Middle Ages for a weekend. (Tradition · Martailly-lès-Brancion) - **Late August; in 2026 it opened on 23 August in Ozenay, then ran from 26 to 29 August in Viré and Tournus.** · [Détours en Tournugeois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/detours-en-tournugeois): Brass bands, street theatre and village dances between Tournus and the Mâconnais vineyards at the end of summer. (Culture · Tournus) ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (7 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny) (25 km away): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (27 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. ### Châteaux - [Château de Messey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-messey) (3 km away): A fortified house near Tournus, reborn as an organic wine estate with rooms and winegrowers' cottages. - [Château d’Ozenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-ozenay) (3 km away): A stone-roofed manor beside a Romanesque church, held by one family for some four hundred years. - [Château de Cruzille](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-cruzille) (5 km away): A fortress on a spur above Cruzille, marked by the Wars of Religion and the Liberation of 1944. ### Things to do - [Cave de Lugny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cave-de-lugny) (5 km away): A 1927 cooperative, the leading producer of Mâcon-Villages, with a shop below the Charmes vineyard. - [Musée du Vélo Michel Grézaud](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-du-velo-michel-grezaud-tournus) (7 km away): Nearly 200 bicycles, from an 1818 draisine to a carbon racing machine, in a former starch factory south of Tournus. - [Hôtel-Dieu de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-dieu-de-tournus) (7 km away): A 17th-century hospital with its wards, oak box beds and one of the oldest apothecaries in France. ### Restaurants - [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family-run country house in the northern Mâconnais, starred since 2014. - [Le Raisin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-raisin-pont-de-vaux) (11 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family house in the Bresse, a short hop across the Saône from the Mâconnais vineyards. - [Aux Terrasses](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aux-terrasses-tournus) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred family house in Tournus, now in its second generation. ## Questions about La Tournuscimes ### When is La Tournuscimes 2026? La Tournuscimes 2026 takes place in Chardonnay: Sunday, 18 October 2026. ### Where does La Tournuscimes take place? La Tournuscimes takes place in Chardonnay (Saône-et-Loire). ### How do you get to La Tournuscimes from Beaune? Chardonnay is about 59 min from Beaune by road (73 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €210 for the whole car, up to 4 guests, with no parking to find and nobody at the wheel after a glass of wine. ### Can we book a private driver for La Tournuscimes? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy La Tournuscimes and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:vire&date=2026-10-18): No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass. Your driver waits and drives you back: no parking to find, and everyone can enjoy a glass. ## Sources - [The full events calendar](https://www.cote-privee.com/events) --- Canonical page: