River Cruise - Canal de la Marne au Rhin

Canal de la Marne au Rhin

Type : Canal through beautiful and wooded regions of Alsace including the Zorn valley and gentle landscapes of Lorraine.

Locks : In the Nancy to Strasbourg section, 56 locks in 148.2km

Along the way

• 163.8 km - Nancy - City with boat harbour in the basin on the left bank. Tourist office nearby. The old centre of Nancy has a heritage that spans from the middle ages to the 18th century, but is most noted for the Art Nouveau movement which promoted architecture, arts and crafts in this style. There is a museum dedicated to the Art Nouveau Ecole de Nancy.
• 166.5 km - Jarville-la-Malgrange - Town with unserviced quay. The town is home to the Musee de l'Histoire du Fer, the Iron History museum.
• 168.5 km - Laneuveville-devant-Nancy - Village and junction with the Canal de l’Est. Good shopping and restaurant.
• 172.5 km - Saint Phlin aqueduct over Meurthe.
• 175.8 km - Varangéville - Town on the right bank with quays upstream.
• 178.6 km - Dombasle-sur-Meurthe - Town 400m on left bank.
• 180.5 km - Sommerviller - Village on left bank, 0.5km from quay.
• 183.4 km - Crévic - Village on left bank.
• 187.0 km - Maixe - Village with quay.
• 190.7 km - Einville-au-Jard - Village 0.3km from quay. Some shops and restaurant/ hotel.
• 194.7 km - Bauzemont - Small village.
• 197.3 km - Hénaménil - Village located 0.5km on the left bank.
• 201.3 km - Parroy - Village 0.5km on the right bank.
• 203.2 km - Mouaucourt - Small village 0.3km on the left bank.
• 205.7 km - Xures - Small village.
• 209.2 km - Lagarde - A hire base in basin with facilities. Bakery and grocer.
• 215.9 km - Moussey - Village 1km on the left bank.
• 227.6 km - Junction with the Canal des Houilièrs de la Sarre.
• 229.5 km - Gondrexange - Village 0.2km. Shopping and a restaurant. The reservoir lake is used for sailing, windsurfing and other watersports.
• 233.2 km - Héming - Village 0.4km from quays. some shops and a restaurant.
• 236.0 km - Xouaxange - Small village on the right bank.
• 238.8 km - Laforge aqueduct.
• 240.3 km - Hesse - Village 0.3km from basin. The partially fortified village offers good local food shopping
• 243.6 km - Scheneckenbusch - Small village with mooring.
• 245.5 km - Niderviller-Neubruch - Village 1km. It is notable for its earthenware factory and showroom.
• 248.0 km - Niderviller tunnel
• 249.3 km - Arzviller tunnel.
• 252.3 km - Saint-Louis - Village 1km on the right bank. The Saint-Louis-Arziller inclined plane boat lift is an exhillerating ride with splenid views. The upper level has a cafe, souvenir shop, a museum housed in a barge and there are guided tours of the lift.
• 258.7 km - Lutzelbourg - Village with quay. Lutzelbourg is situated in a narrow valley of woods and small fields. Both shopping and restaurants are good. A local speciality food is the blue trout from the River Zorn.
• 269.0 km - Saverne - Rental Base - Town centre on the right bank. A pretty town of half timbered houses with steep pitched roofs and window boxes. Saverne is set on an important pass through the Vosges mountains. The Château des Rohan now houses the local museum and a hostel. The gardens of the château are framed by the Canal de la Marne au Rhin. For lovers of gardens the city is home to the famous rose gardens "La Roseraie", and the Saverne botanical gardens are 3 km outside the city centre. There are a number of signposted walks around the Saverne area, details of which are available from the tourist office. One of the most popular is the walk the ruins of Château du Haut-Barr.
• 277.1 km - Dettwiller -Village 1km from unserviced quay.
• 280.1 km - Lupstein - Village 0.5km on the right bank.
• 286.2 km - Hochfelden - Bridge and quay with modern town 1km on left bank.
• 288.8 km - Schwindratzheim - Bridge with village 0.8km on the left bank.
• 290.7 km - Waltenheim - Quay with village 0.2 km on the right bank.
• 300.3 km - Eckwersheim - Village 1.2km on right bank.
• 302.0 km - Vendenheim - Swing bridge with village 0.5km on the right bank. Restaurants, shopping and a garage nearby.
• 306.9 km - Souffelweyersheim - Quay with services. Village 0.8km on the right bank. Excellent transport links to Strasbourg city centre.
• 308.7 km - Hoenheim - Strasbourg suburb.
• 309.5 km - Bischheim - Quay with town centre 0.3km on right bank.
• 310.2 km - Schiltigheim - Quay and a hire base, town 0.8 km on right bank.
• 311.6 km - Junction with river Ill. Access to centre of Strasbourg and Canal du Rhône au Rhin. The historic centre of Strasbourg has been designated a World Heritage site by Unesco. The gothic Cathedral de Notre Dame is set amongst medieval housing.The cathedral is open to the public and the climb to the top of the tower is well worth it for the stunning views of the city and surrounding mountains. The city's fruit and veg market is held on Tuesday and Saturday mornings on Boulevarde de la Marne.