River Cruise - Canal du Loing
Canal du Loing
Type : Canal with woodland banks, pretty villages and excellent coarse fishing.
Locks : 18 locks in 49km
Along the way
- 0.0 km - Junction with Canal de Briare.
- 2.3 km - Cépoy – Village with quay. There are three 17th century manors within cycling distance.
- 10.5 km - Nargis – Small town with quay. Shops and a restaurant. The church has an unusual tulip shaped spire. The Forest of Montargis is accessible on the right bank.
- 14.3 km - Dordives – Quays with village 1 km on the right bank.
- 17.0 km - Egreville – Basin on the left bank.
- 18.8 km - Souppes-sur-Loing - Quays with town 0.9km on the right bank.
- 24.4 km - Bagneaux-sur-Loing – Village 0.6 km on the left bank.
- 28.8 km - Nemours – Town with the town centre on the right bank. The moorings are set in park land and are close to the town. Nemours has good shopping and restaurants and attractions include a church and castle from the 12th century, and a park, Rochers Gréau, that has curiously formed rocks.
- 34.7 km - Montcourt-Fromonville – Village with quay. It has a restaurant and a grocery shop.
- 38.1 km - La Genevraye - Village with quay.
- 38.7 km - Berville lock 15 – Montigny-sur-Loing is 2 km from the canal and has a full range of shops.
- 41.2 km - Épisy – Quay with restaurant.
- 44.8 km - Eculles – Several shops and a restaurant.
- 46.6 km - Aqueduct
- 46.9 km - Moret-sur-Loing – Town centre 0.6km from pontoon moorings. Access to River Loing which is navigable for 400m for moorings close to town centre. Moret is a beautiful historic town. The local cuisine uses fish and fungi. A town speciality is Sucre d’Orge; barley-sugar which has been caramelised. Palais de Fontainebleau lies to the north –west.
- 49.4 km - Saint-Mammès – Shops and restaurants. Moorings and confluence with the Seine.
