SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Saint Léger
This pleasant stopover with all these shops is the starting point for one-way cruises on the Canal du Center towards Dompierre-Sur-Besbre.
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.
- Car: From the North / East: A6 exit 24.1 Beaune, then D974 direction Chagny / Santenay (28 km) - From the South: A6 exit 25 Chalon-sur-Saone North, then D978 direction Autun / Mercurey (20 km )
- Train: Saint Léger regional train station on Dheune (2 km) - Le Creusot-Montchanin TGV station (17 km)
- Airport: Lyon St-Exupéry airport (166 km)
- at St Léger: ATAC supermarket, open monday - saturday 8h30-19h30, sunday 9h-12h30
- in St. Léger: Tuesday morning
- Fishing card required. Leisure Fishing, (1 km from the port), 79 Avenue de la gare. http://www.loisir-peche.fr/
- Central Canal: Most locks are electrified. Opening 9h-12h and 13h-19h
Possible cruises
Saint Léger
round trip
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