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Start from Château-Porcien, at the bridge overlooking the Canal des Ardennes. Parking is available nearby along the canal, near the silos.
(S/E) Head east and follow the canal on your left. Ignore the locks and continue until you reach a bridge over the canal.
(1) Cross the bridge, continue with the canal on your right, and enter Rethel. Reach the end of Quai Landragin Taine
(2) Cross the canal via the red footbridge, reach the other bank, turn right and then sharp left to continue along the Voie Verte, keeping the canal on your left, and reach the Biermes Lock.
(3) First turn left then right, and continue with the canal on your right.
(4) Carry straight on to the Thugny-Trugny Lock.
(5) At the Seuil Lock, cross to the other bank and continue. After passing under a road bridge, you’ll reach a fork.
(6) Turn right onto the track that branches off from the canal. At the next junction, turn left and continue straight on. Pass the Montmarin Chapel and reach the riverbank. Continue with the canal on your left.
(7) At the Givry-sur-Aisne Lock, cross to the other bank and continue between the canal and the Aisne.
(8) At the Attigny Lock, cross to the other bank and continue with the canal on your left.
(9) At the Rilly-sur-Aisne Lock, head straight ahead.
(10) At the Semuy Bridge, leave the cycle path and cross the bridge. Follow the D25, ride past the church on your right, cross the bridge over the Canal des Ardennes and, at the other end, take a sharp right onto the cycle path. Continue along this path, passing Semuy Lock 25, Semuy Lock 24, then Semuy Lock 23.
(11) At the Neuville Day 22 Lock, leave the cycle path, cross the canal and head to the Moulin de la Tortue in Neuville Day.
(12) Magnificent wheel of the old flour mill with the Waroux weir, known as the “Moulin de la Tortue” (private property). Then return to the cycle path.
(11) Continue along the path to the right, with the canal on your left.
(13) At the Neuville Day 22 lock, continue straight ahead.
(14) At Neuville Day Lock 21, go straight ahead. Pass Neuville Day Lock 20, Neuville Day Lock 19, Neuville Day Lock 18, Neuville Day Lock 17, Montgon Lock 16 and Montgon Lock 15.
(15) At Montgon Lock 14, continue straight ahead, passing Montgon Lock 13, Montgon Lock 12, Montgon Lock 11 and Montgon Lock 10.
(16) At Montgon Lock 9, continue straight ahead, passing Montgon Lock 8, Montgon Lock 7, Montgon Lock 6, Montgon Lock 5 and Le Chêne Lock 4.
(17) At Le Chesne Lock 3, turn left, pass Le Chesne Lock 2 on your right, and join the canal
at Le Chesne Lock 1. Continue along the towpath, pass through the village of Le Chêne and carry on.
(18) At Sauville Lock, continue straight ahead.
(19) At La Cassine Lock, turn left to reach the church in the village of La Cassine, making a round trip to the ruined castle, built in 1571 by Louis IV of Nevers.
(20) Then return to the canal.
(19) Turn left onto the cycle path, keeping the canal on your right. After the wide bend to the right, you’ll reach a construction site. Please note that the cycle path is unpaved for about a hundred metres but is still passable.
(21) At the Malmy Lock, continue straight ahead. Pass through the tunnel and reach a junction with a road.
(22) Continue straight ahead to reach the Saint-Aignan Lock.
(24) Turn around.
(22) Leave the canal bank and turn right. At the next junction, turn right, enter Hannogne-Saint-Martin, and keep right until you reach the canal.
(24) Continue to the left, with the canal on your right, and reach Pont-à-Bar (E).
