SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Corbigny
This small fortified town of the Canal du Nivernais is worth a visit with its five gates and fourteen towers. It is the starting point for one-way cruises to Joigny.
The locks are automatic or electric and most are manned by lock keepers, except on the Canal du Nivernais and the Canal du Centre where some are manual. The locks are closed the 1st of May, the 14th of July and the 1rst of November.
During the season locks are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and are closed for lunch between 12:00-13:00 (1:00 p.m.).
Navigation on the Canal du Nivernais is currently suspended at Cercy la Tour (south of the Canal du Nivernais) until 15 June 2024 due to major maintenance work on a dam. As a result, if you are departing from Decize or Plagny, you can currently only cruise on the Canal Latéral à la Loire, and one-way cruises between Decize and Tannay or between Digoin and Châtillon en Bazois will only be possible for a departure after June 15th.
On the Canal du Nivernais, there is a ladder of 16 consecutive locks: l'échelle de Sardy.
Between Saint Jean de Losne and Mâcon, you must only stop at designated moorings, elsewhere you can moor anywhere along the banks in the heart of the countryside.
- Road: From the west: A6 - E15 - E60 exit 19 Auxerre Nord (81 km - N6, N151, D985) | From the East: A6 - E15 - E60 exit 22 Avallon (52 km - N6, D957, D958) The base is about 4 km from Corbigny . Exit Corbigny direction Nevers on D958 (St. Saulge Road). In front of the bridge over the canal, turn left towards La Chaise then along the canal.
- Train: Clamecy regional station (30 km)
- Air: Paris Orly airport (249 km)
- in Corbigny: Friday morning, fair every second Tuesday of the month.
- ATAC - ALDI supermarkets, closed on Sundays
- Fishing: Fishing map on sale at Letellier Patrick Cycle Cycle, 23 rue des Forges, 58800 Corbigny, open Tuesday to Saturday 8h-12h and 14h-19h.
- White fish, pike, perch, perch, eel
- On the Canal du Nivernais and the Canal Lateral to the Loire, the locks are manual with lock keeper. Every day 9h-12h and 13h-19h. Closed on May 1st and July 14th. In July and August, a lock keeper is present on each lock; in April and October, only one lock keeper can provide several locks and accompany the boater.
Possible cruises
Corbigny
round trip
Corbigny
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Corbigny
Dompierre
Corbigny
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Corbigny
Joigny
Corbigny
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Example of boats for Corbigny.
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Week of the 4/27/24 to 5/4/24
- Max. people : 5
- Cabins : 2
- Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Dual cockpit
Bow thruster
Electric toilets
220 v socket
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From €264 / pers
Week of the 4/27/24 to 5/4/24
- Max. people : 9
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Dual cockpit
Bow thruster
Electric toilets
220 v socket
Bimini
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