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Die 17 alten Schleusen
Tour / hiking / bike / ski / Hiking
Many visit the St. Louis/Arzviller Inclined Elevator (Plan incliné), which is certainly worth seeing, but few know about the 17 old locks that have stood idle since 1969. If you like it wildly romantic, you should take some time and go on a tour on foot (possibly also by bike) along the old canal. The locks are literally asleep today in the truest sense of the word. Nature is reclaiming the old lock chambers. Herbs and flowers grow in the cracks in the walls, and you can often see small trees, e.g. B. Birch trees, which are the first to grow here as pioneer plants. Some of the canal sections are still full and felled spruce trunks have been stored there, some of the pools look like small streams because there is only little water in them. Some of the old lock houses are still inhabited, but some are also left to decay. The small gardens at the locks, which were once lovingly cared for by the lock keepers, are overgrown with brambles and other wild plants. Time seems to stand still here and anyone who has seen the other locks in the valley can imagine what it used to look like here. Whoever goes up from lock 17 comes at the end of the route, after lock 1, to the Channel Tunnel. If you want, you can then walk along the new canal to the inclined lift (entrance fee is due here) or simply follow the path along the locks back into the valley. The small gardens at the locks, which were once lovingly cared for by the lock keepers, are overgrown with brambles and other wild plants. Time seems to stand still here and anyone who has seen the other locks in the valley can imagine what it used to look like here. Whoever goes up from lock 17 comes at the end of the route, after lock 1, to the Channel Tunnel. If you want, you can then walk along the new canal to the inclined lift (entrance fee is due here) or simply follow the path along the locks back into the valley. The small gardens at the locks, which were once lovingly cared for by the lock keepers, are overgrown with brambles and other wild plants. Time seems to stand still here and anyone who has seen the other locks in the valley can imagine what it used to look like here. Whoever goes up from lock 17 comes at the end of the route, after lock 1, to the Channel Tunnel. If you want, you can then walk along the new canal to the inclined lift (entrance fee is due here) or simply follow the path along the locks back into the valley. after lock 1 to the channel tunnel. If you want, you can then walk along the new canal to the inclined lift (entrance fee is due here) or simply follow the path along the locks back into the valley. after lock 1 to the channel tunnel. If you want, you can then walk along the new canal to the inclined lift (entrance fee is due here) or simply follow the path along the locks back into the valley.
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57820 Saint-Louis Route : Unterhalb des Schrägaufzugs an der Brücke über den Kanal parken, über die Brücke gehen und geradeaus bis man an den alten Kanal kommt. Dann am Kanal entlang aufwärts gehen bis zur Schleuse 1 oder zum Tunnel. Dann kann man entweder den neuen Kanal entlang zum Schrägaufzug gehen oder den Weg entlang der Schleusen wieder zurück.@Man kann aber auch die D97B bis hinauf zur Schleuse 2 fahren und dann auf den neu angelegten Parkplatz fahren und sich den alten Kanal von dort aus ansehen.
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Frankreich - Kanäle - 3. Canal de la Marne au Rhin
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Interesting places in the area
Auberge du Camping, Henridorff. [ click for more information ]
Camping-Piscine du Plan Incliné
A beautifully located campsite on the Marne-Rhine Canal near a lock usable 1 April - 30 October [ click for more information ]
Schiffshebewerk (Plan Incliné)
The ship lift in Saint-Loius-Arzviller, which could also be called a ship lift, was put into operation in 1969 after a construction phase of 6 years (1964-1969). [ click for more information ]
D97b
Large parking area to stay below the boat lift of Arzviller is open January - December [ click for more information ]
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Parking FR|Lorraine|Saint-Louis|57820|D97b, 57820 Saint-Louis, France [ click for more information ]
Church Henridorf [ click for more information ]
Hotel Restaurant des Vosges
The restaurant offers good Alsatian/Lorraine cuisine. [ click for more information ]
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Parking FR|Lorraine|Lutzelbourg|57820|D38, 57820 Lutzelbourg, France [ click for more information ]
Chateau de Lutzelbourg
Very nice ruin with a beautiful view [ click for more information ]
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Parking FR|Lorraine|Lutzelbourg|57820|91 Rue du Canal, 57820 Lutzelbourg, France [ click for more information ]
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Large, newly created, lighted car park used by visitors to the lock staircase during the day. [ click for more information ]
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Parking FR|Lorraine|Phalsbourg|57370|Route de Sarrebourg, 57370 Phalsbourg, France [ click for more information ]
Gas station ||||Phalsbourg [ click for more information ]
Marktplatz
Marketplace FR|Lorraine|Phalsbourg|57370|12-14 D104g, 57370 Phalsbourg, France [ click for more information ]