Meuse

SELF DRIVE Canal BOAT RENTALS FROM Pont à Bar

The locks are manned by lock keepers. They are closed on some bank holidays.

Navigation on waterways in the Ardennes is quite easy and perfect for your first experience of boating.

You can moor anywhere along the banks in the heart of the countryside, except on the River Meuse where you have to use the designated moorings.

Be aware of navigation restrictions, which often occur in October.

VNF notice: from August 19, 2025, navigation will be suspended due to drought on the Meuse Canal towards Sedan (formerly the Canal de l'Est, northern branch) between km 241.610 (lock no. 10 at Saint Mihiel) and km 99.611 (lock no. 39 at Donchery). .

VNF information: Work scheduled on the downstream section of the Meuse from November 13 to 21, 2025. The work will take place on the downstream section from lock 43 at Montcy-Notre-Dame to lock 58 at Les 3 Fontaines.

    Access
  • Car: motorway A203 - E44 - E36 exit 4 Sedan-Frénois, then D764 (7 km)
  • Train: Sedan station (10km) - Charleville-Mezières station (15km) - Luxembourg airport (131km)
  • Air: Charleroi airport (147 km) - Brussels airport (170 km)
    • Supermarkets
  • A Sedan (10 km) closed on Sunday. In Donchery (3 km) small supermarket; Monday-Saturday, Sunday morning.
    • Market
  • Sedan (8 km) Wednesday and Saturday morning.
    • Navigation
  • The Meuse river towards Belgium, the Meuse canalized towards Verdun and the channel of the Ardennes towards Reims: open every day from Monday to Saturday from 9h to 18h Direction Givet: 17 automatic locks; Verdun: 24 automatic; Dinant: 24 automatic, 2 manual. Closed May 1st and November 1st.
  • Possible cruises


    Best current offers for the destination Pont à Bar

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    Penichette 935 W
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    Week of the 4/9/27 to 4/16/27

    • Max. people : 5
    • Cabins : 1
    • Bathroom & Toilet : 1
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    • Cabins : 2
    • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
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    • Max. people : 7
    • Cabins : 3
    • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
    Two steering positions Two steering positions
    Bow thruster Bow thruster
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    • Cabins : 2
    • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
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