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For other places of the same name, see Meuse (disambiguation).

Meuse valley ​((nl)Maaslandse dal (wa) Valêye di Moûse)
The Meuse at Freÿr
Information
Departure	Pouilly-en-Bassigny
Arrival	Rotterdam
Length	950 km
Altitude	Between 409 and0 m
Country	France ​Belgium ​Netherlands
Location
50 ° 13 ′ 37 ″ N 5 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ E
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The Meuse valley is an international route ofWestern Europe which can be traveled in different ways, including by car, bicycle and, for the most part, by pleasure boat, even by riverboat.

Understand

The Meuse is often considered the oldest river on Earth. The fact that it forced its passage through regions formed in the Devonian, that is to say about 400 million years ago, such as theArdennes (which resembled, at the time, the current Alps massif) and the Condroz is no stranger to this consideration.

Steps

From the source in Pouilly-en-Bassigny to the mouth in Rotterdam, the main stages are:

In France

Length of the Meuse: 485,5 km. Official language: French

• 47.97425.63321 The Châtelet-sur-Meuse  – Source at 409 m altitude. (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Start of the international route "The Meuse by bike »Going as far as Hoek van Holland.
• 48.35655.69252 Neufchâteau  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 48.44285.67523 Domremy-la-Pucelle  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 48.6885.71774 Pagny-sur-Meuse  (last update March 2018)
  • Start of the route by pleasure boat via the southern branch of eastern channel until Troussey then via the northern branch of the same canal to Givet.
• 48.7615.595 Commercy  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • River stop on port at the velodrome
• 49.1585.3866 Verdun  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Marina on the port side: the London quay port
• 49.70154.94027 Sedan  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • River stop on port at La Prairie municipal campsite
• 49.76054.7188 Charleville-Mezieres  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Starboard marina: the Louis Auboin marina. Be careful, when leaving the port, go back to the East Canal
• TO Chooz, start of navigation exclusively on the Meuse until Cork
• 50.13854.82229 Givet  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Reserved spaces on the starboard side: the "municipal wharf »
  • From here, navigation is shared with the skippers

In Belgium

Length of the Meuse: 192 km. Official language: French

• 50.25694.914110 Dinant  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Starboard marina: the "Anseremme Yacht Club »
• 50.46574.86611 Namur  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Starboard marina: the "Henri Hallet marina »
• 50.51825.241312 Huy  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Marina on the port side: the "Statte marina »
• 50.54845.324313 Amay  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 50.63935.577514 Cork  – Organization of cruises on the riverboat The Land of Liège towards Huy and Maastricht. (last update March 2018)
  • Marina to port: the "Liège Wallonie marina »
  • The route follows the Albert canal until Lanaye but with the possibility of joining the Meuse earlier, via the Milsaucy lock, after the two docks of Monsin Island and thus no longer sharing the waterway with the inland waterway up to the Lanaye lock
• 50.73735.69515 Aimed  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Marina to starboard when coming from the Albert canal or to port when coming from the Meuse: the "Marina »
  • For those who have taken the Albert Canal, you have to go through the Lanaye lock to find the Meuse to its mouth in the North Sea.

In the Nederlands

Length of the Meuse: 272,5 km (including the Hollands Diep and the Haringvliet). Official language : Dutch

• 50.84745.694516 Maastricht  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • Two marinas: first the "Maastricht Marina "To starboard then the"Treech 42 »To port
  • The “La Meuse à Vélo” route now bears the name of “Maas fiets route” but retains the same markers.
• 51.19255.992317 Roermond  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • At the beginning of 2018, the route is not yet marked as “Maas fiets route”, you have to follow the direction “LF 3b” of the Dutch route “LF 3” (“Maasroute ») To the Blitterswijck
• 51.3686.16718 Venlo  (last update Feb. 2018)
• TO Blitterswijck, the route is again signposted "Maas fiets route"
• 51.84555.862419 Nijmegen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 51.7954.67720 Dordrecht  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 51.984.12421 Rotterdam  – Mouthpiece Hoek van Holland. (last update Feb. 2018)

To speak

From the source to the Belgian-Dutch border, the official and vehicular language is French. In Belgium, you may need to hear Walloon spoken, but everyone knows how to express themselves in correct French. In the Netherlands, the official and vehicular language is Dutch. However, at Maastricht, a good part of the population understands and knows how to express themselves in more or less correct French.

To go

Circulate

On a boat

By car

By bike

• The Meuse by bike (Maas fiets route)  – Cyclo-pedestrian route connecting Pouilly-en-Bassigny To Hoek van Holland. (last update March 2018)
• Maasroute (LF3)  – Cyclo-pedestrian route connecting Maastricht To Arnhem (last update March 2018)

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Security

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