Canoe Days Out

Other - Semois (Belgium) - Dohan to Bouillon

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How to get there - About 60 miles west of Luxembourg. By public transport, hourly train Brussels - Luxembourg via Namur to Libramont, then an hour's bus journey to Bouillon

Get a map with driving directions to start or end (enter the postcode of your starting point at A)

Suggested Launch Site - Hire canoes from Les Epinoches in Bouillon who provide transport to launch site, canoe back to start. 30 euros for double kayak.

General Description - Winding river between wooded hills, lots of wildlife, runs quite fast with occasional submerged rocks but no serious rapids. Halfway lunch point at Saty, which is also a possible start place for a shorter trip. 14km in two hours.

Best to book in advance as owner may not be there in low season, or be fully booked in high season (end of June onwards)

Les Epinoches, www.kayak-lesepinoches.be, 0032 61 25 68 88

Other hire canoes further up the river at Chiny, www.kayak-chiny.be, 0032 61 31 17 43, for strtches of 8/12/22 km










 



Links
Les Epinoches
www.kayak-chiny.be
Godfrey of Bouillon
The castle of Bouillon


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The last trip loaded was Great Haywood to Great Haywood (Circular Route) on the River Trent / Trent & Mersey Canal by Peter Robinson