Marne–Rhine Canal-East

Marne–Rhine Canal-East is in Grand Est region of France connects the river Marne with the port of Strasbourg on the Rhine.

The Marne–Rhine Canal is in north-eastern France. The original objective of the canal was to connect Paris and the north of France with Alsace and Lorraine, the Rhine, and Germany. The 313-km (194 mi) canal was the longest in France when it opened in 1853. This itinerary cover the eastern part.

The canal is suited for small barges, with a maximum size of 38.50 metres (126.3 ft) in length and 5.05 metres (16.6 ft) in width.

There are many boat location services around the canal.

While the itinerary is mainly for boats, a bike path runs parallel to the canal, and there are bike rental services in many villages.

• To access the western end of the itinerary, see Nancy#Get in.
• To access the eastern end of the itinerary, see Strasbourg#Get in.
• The N4 and A4 roads follow the canal route.

• 48.6927786.1836111 Nancy
• 48.6950036.1918432 Marina of Nancy
• 48.6351416.3148233 Marina of Varangéville
• 48.6256.3497224 Dombasle-sur-Meurthe It has the marina Halte Nautique de Dombasle
• 48.6340456.3698385 Sommerviller
• 48.6407816.4035766 Halte Nautique de Crévic . It's in a picnic area
• 48.6542866.4813117 Halte Nautique d'Einville-aux-Jard
• 48.6749516.5549028 Halte Nautique d'Hénaménil It's in a picnic area with trees 500m from city center.
• 48.6874266.6561089 Halte Nautique de Xures
• 48.6904376.70667310 Port de Plaisance de Lagarde

• 48.69226.8451411 Réchicourt Lock (Grande Ecluse de Réchicourt)The lock has a drop of 16 m, and replaces six older locks. It allows a boat to pass through in thirty minutes instead of six hours previously. This is the French lock with the greatest drop on a canal.
• 48.6656.84055612 Réchicourt-le-Château
• 48.6966676.99722213 Xouaxange
• 48.6961417.02516414 Pont canal de la forge The road crosses under the channel
• 48.6911617.04525515 Port de Plaisance de Hesse
• 48.7198177.11666416 Port Plaisance Marina Niderviller / Altmuehl / Tannenheim
• 48.722887.1310717 Niderviller tunnel (475 m)
• 48.724097.1595718 Tunnel Niderviller - Arzviller

• 48.7163897.21916719 Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane Is a bateaux lift on the canal and allows you to traverse the Vosges. The 44-metre high inclined plane, put into service in 1969, made it possible to replace these 17 locks, which were long (around ten hours), laborious and particularly water-consuming to cross.
• 48.7344447.25138920 Lutzelbourg
• 48.7413897.36194421 Saverne
• 48.7594447.5722 Hochfelden
• 48.6357.74083323 Souffelweyersheim
• 48.5733337.75222224 Strasbourg

Most of the boats you can rent do not require any certificate of competence, so anybody can drive them with half an hour of training, mostly some basic teaching on driving rules and on the lock crossing procedure.

Beware of cargo boats. They are heavy and can't turn easily, so get out of their way.