Best anchorages and harbours in Alsace and Lorraine

Beinheim

Anchorage on the Rhine near Beinheim in northern Alsace, on the Franco-German border. Mud bottom. River mooring used by barges and the occasional cruiser.

Ray sur Saône

River reach on the Saône near the village of Ray-sur-Saône in Haute-Saône. Anchoring is prohibited in the navigable channel; overnight stops are made at the halte fluviale or nearby ports.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Grande Cornée

Inland anchorage in Grand Est on a canalised reach, mud bottom, fully sheltered from wind by the riverbanks.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

tunnel st. albain nord

Mooring prohibited at the north entrance to the Saint-Albin tunnel on the Petite Saône, a 681 m navigation tunnel linking the river around a meander near Scey-sur-Saône.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Montureux-lès-Baulay

River anchorage on the Petite Saône near Montureux-lès-Baulay, a farming village in Haute-Saône on the upper navigable reach above Port-sur-Saône.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Cornée du Moulin

Inland mooring on a canal in the Grand Est region, mud bottom, full shelter from all directions.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Ile du BOIS GERARD

Small wooded island in the Lac de Madine, Grand Est. Anchorage on mud and weed bottom near the northern shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Rupt s. Saône

River anchorage on the Petite Saône off Rupt-sur-Saône, a village in Haute-Saône dominated by its 11th-century keep.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse Dite Port Mirabelle

Anchorage on the lac de Madine, a 1100-hectare reservoir in the Meuse, Grand Est region, used for inland sailing.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Nancy

Prohibited mooring stretch on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin within the city of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Fouchécourt

Mooring prohibited along the Petite Saône at Fouchécourt, in Haute-Saône, upstream of the lock and opposite the VNF halte fluviale.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Golbey ecluse no 5

Waiting zone on the canal des Vosges at Golbey lock 5, mooring prohibited outside of lock operations.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Girancourt ecl2

Mooring-prohibited zone at lock 2 of Girancourt on the canal des Vosges, sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Eluse 21 - Pont tremblant

No-anchoring zone at Lock 21 Pont Tremblant on the Canal des Vosges, Vosges department, between Fontenoy-le-Château and Épinal.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Cendrecourt

Stretch of the Saône river near the village of Cendrecourt in Haute-Saône, on the Petite Saône between Corre and Port-sur-Saône.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Henamenil pk 197

Point on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin western branch near Hénaménil village in Meurthe-et-Moselle, at kilometre mark 197. Mooring is prohibited along this reach.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

dettviller ost

Point on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin east of Dettwiller village in Bas-Rhin, Alsace. Mooring is prohibited on this reach, bottom is mud.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

km 333

River anchorage on the Petite Saône at kilometre point 333, between Scey-sur-Saône and Savoyeux, in Haute-Saône.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Maixe

Prohibited mooring zone on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near the village of Maixe in Meurthe-et-Moselle, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Condrexange Ort

Bank on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near Réchicourt-le-Château, Moselle, fitted with bollards for a halt.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, S

Écluse n°9 de Moussey

Prohibited anchorage at lock 9 on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Lorraine, mud bottom. Stopping in the lock approach is forbidden.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

ufer mit poller vor condrexange

Prohibited mooring spot on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin before Réchicourt, Moselle. Bollards are present but stopping here is not permitted.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Rastplatz

Rest point on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, near the Le Boat base at Hesse, Moselle, Lorraine. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S

Canal d l'Est

Inland waterway section in the Vosges, Grand Est region. Anchoring is prohibited on the canal itself, mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Lac de Madine

Inland reservoir in the Meuse département, Grand Est, used for sailing and light craft. Anchorage on mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Lauterbourg

River anchorage on the Rhine at Lauterbourg, Alsace, at the French-German border north of Strasbourg.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE