CANAL FROM THE RHÔNE TO THE RHINE, SOUTH BRANCH

Distance in km : 237 km (+ 4 km boucle de Besançon)

Number of locks : 108 + 2 écluses doubles (Kembs/Niffer 2 possibilités pour écluser / + 1 écluse boucle de Besançon)

Dimensions (L x W) : 38,20 m x 5,10 m (190 m x 12 m écluse principale de Niffer)

Draught : 1,80 m (3 m de Mulhouse à Niffer)

Clearance : 3,50 m (5,25 m de Mulhouse à Niffer)

From Kembs Niffer to Saint-Symphorien

This long link follows the magnificent Valley of the Doubs in Franche-Comté, moves into Alsace via the Montreux reach and finishes with the Niffer branch, a recent showcase (and sadly closed again since the abandonment of the Rhine-Rhône canal) for French know-how in Broad Section matters. The Doubs is the only French river that gives you the impression of sailing through the mountains: the route goes alongside cliffs and near ravines.