Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Canal de L'Ourcq

Canal de L'Ourcq

Highlight • Other

Canal de L'Ourcq

Recommended by 334 road cyclists out of 350

Save

Location: Ile-de-France, France

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Road Cycling Rides to Canal de L'Ourcq

4.3

(147)

1,897

riders

1. View of the Canal de l'Ourcq – Ourcq Canal loop from Ménilmontant

51.7km

02:06

170m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.4

(114)

1,774

riders

2. Ourcq Canal – Canal de l'Ourcq - Sevran loop from Villeparisis - Mitry le Neuf

40.3km

01:45

80m

Intermediate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.4

(55)

1,109

riders

3. Ourcq Canal – Les bords de Marne loop from Liberté

77.4km

03:13

340m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

Eric Pinton

October 17, 2021

Waterways of the Seine basin. The Ourcq and the Ourcq canal are to the north-east of Paris.

Along the forest park of Sevran, a trench had to be dug to pass the canal.
Before starting at Mareuil-sur-Ourcq to join the Villette basin in Paris, the Ourcq river is canalized and navigable from the “Port aux Perches” in the town of Silly-la-Poterie.

With the Canal Saint-Denis, the Bassin de la Villette and the Canal Saint-Martin, it constitutes the network of Parisian canals, 130 km long and belonging to the city of Paris. Its construction began in 1802 and was completed in 1825. It was subsequently subject to several changes including the addition of five locks, a factory supplying the water to the canal at Trilbardou and the widening of the gauge on the first eleven kilometers.

Originally, the main objective of the canal was to supply Paris with drinking water; today, its use is reserved for roads. Until the 1960s, it was traversed over its entire length by the Ourcq flutes, barges adapted to the small size of most of the canal. Since 1962, only the first eleven kilometers, between the basin of Villette and Aulnay-sous-Bois, free of locks, have been open to commercial traffic: approximately one million tonnes are transported each year by barges, the deadweight of which are cannot exceed 400 tonnes. Beyond that, the canal, whose depth is now 80 cm, is intended for yachting. The Ourcq canal has also been used since its creation to supply the Saint-Martin and Saint-Denis canals with water. Since the end of the 1990s, the surroundings of the canal located in the Parisian agglomeration have been rehabilitated and developed to make it a green axis open to leisure activities such as cycle tourism and hiking.

Translated by Google •

Jean Luc

February 4, 2022

Beautiful bike path, well maintained by the region, Paris, claye soully, Paris, 50 km. Dangerous on Saturday and Sunday because of the attendance.

Translated by Google •

Baptiste

April 21, 2023

Ideal for peaceful walks in Paris.

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 50 m

Weather

Today

Monday 27 October

14°C

11°C

70 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Ile-de-France, France

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Canal de L'ourcq

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Côte de Belleville - Partie haute

Quai Gambetta

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

Route Bourbon

Bassin de la Villette

Double Écluse des Morts

Place des Vosges

Canal de l'Ourcq

La Géode and Submarine Argonaute, Parc de la Villette

Chemin Tranquille Sous les Arbres

Canal de L'Ourcq

1. View of the Canal de l'Ourcq – Ourcq Canal loop from Ménilmontant

2. Ourcq Canal – Canal de l'Ourcq - Sevran loop from Villeparisis - Mitry le Neuf

3. Ourcq Canal – Les bords de Marne loop from Liberté

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️