Baye

Name: Baye
Address: Rouy, FR
Telephone: +33765870121

Rouy, France

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Type: Harbour

Canal du Nivernais halt on the étang de Baye, between Rouy and Bazolles in the Nièvre, Burgundy.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached via the Canal du Nivernais at the summit level. The canal crosses the étang de Baye and the étang de Vaux through the Collancelle tunnels to the north. Standard canal gauge: 30 m x 5 m, draught around 1.2 m, air draught 3.1 m.

Practical

Small halte nautique on the canal bank. Water point, limited mooring rings along the towpath. No fuel berth. Locaboat hire base on the étang de Baye 3.7 NM NE. Village shops limited, larger services at Châtillon-en-Bazois 7.7 NM S.

Ashore

Étang de Baye and étang de Vaux form a pair of reservoirs feeding the canal summit, used for swimming, sailing dinghies and coarse fishing. Collancelle three-tunnel section begins about 3 km north. GR de Pays Tour du Morvan passes nearby for walking.