Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane

The Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane is sure to be one of the essen­tial stages of your water­way cruise in Alsace Lor­raine. The build­ing, inau­gu­rat­ed in 1969, has allowed no less than 17 locks to be replaced on the route between Stras­bourg and Paris, cut­ting down a barge’s jour­ney by a whole day. You’ll be able to take advan­tage of this lift to over­come a height dif­fer­ence of over 44 metres in less than 4 min­utes. The sheer scale of the struc­ture con­trasts with the calm and tran­quil­li­ty that reigns here and, aboard your rental house­boat, you’ll enjoy a unique expe­ri­ence as the trol­ley trans­ports you up a 41 % slope.