The Canal de l’Espierres is a canal that was originally built to connect the Deûle to the Scheldt. The purpose of this canal was to supply Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing with water and …
Very nice piece of bike path on the Canal de l'Espierres. The Espierres Canal lies in Belgium between the French border and the Scheldt through the provinces of Hainaut and West Flanders. Its French extension is called Roubaix Canal. It was reopened in 2011 for river traffic.