L'Echelle des 16 écluses et sa Vallée

Enjoy a walk or cycle ride along the greenway along the Canal du Nivernais to admire the 16 locks in the Sardy valley, an impressive structure, unimaginable in its beauty and tranquillity, and a source of inspiration and expression for artists.
By boat, by bike or on foot, the song of the water on one side, the coolness of the forest on the other, you will get to know the inhabitants of this valley: lock keepers, boaters, artists...
Each of them gives life to this place which was once a commercial route whose towpaths were only used by the horses and men who pulled the barges.
It extends over 3.6 km, from the hamlet of Port-Brûlé to the village of Sardy-lès-Epiry. Access to the towpath is forbidden to vehicles, so you will have to park in the car parks at each end of the ladder.
You can do this walk all year round, although it is much more interesting from April to October, when the canal is open to navigation.
Practical information:
The Tourist Office at Lock 16 is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm during the summer. Take a break and enjoy an ice cream or a drink.
Discover the world of Isfahan or otherwise known as the pink lock, an atypical tea room at Lock N°6 open on sunny days.