The Marne Route

Paris to Lyon 708km 155 locks 1.8m depth 3.5m air draft

River Marne Paris to Epernay 178km 18 locks 1.8m depth 4.4m air draft

Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne 68km 15 locks 1.8m depth 3.5m air draft

Epernay to Vitry

Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne 224 km 114 locks 1.8m depth 3.45m air draft

Vitry to Heuilley

River Saone Heuilley to Lyon 238km 8 locks 1.8m depth 3.5m air draft

With thanks to The Cruising Association who have been a huge source of help and information, these facts are from Gordon Knight and his guide for vessels transiting to and from the Mediterranean through inland France.

In case you're wondering why we aren't going by sea, just read the media on 'Orca Interactions ' in the Straits of Gibraltar and the Atlantic coasts of Portugal and Spain !

Again the CA have been amazing with help and information relating to this subject, and we follow the project closely as we will have to sail through the 'Straits' and up the coast to The Algarve at some point .

Mike had originally planned to Midi route, but I had to point out our draft which somewhat excluded us from passing through!

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