Vilaine River and Roche Bernard - General Info
Description:
The entrance to the Vilaine River lies about 20nm ESE of the entrance to the Morbian. The river stretches for many miles into rural France and once through the barrage at Arzal, there are many tranquil places to anchor or pick up a mooring.
If heading for Redon see details of the swing bridge at Cran
There are holding buoys either side of the bridge.
Masted boats can cruise as far inland as Redon where a lock provides access to the inland waterways network.
Position:
47° 30’N, 2°30’W (River entrance).
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Vilaine River and Roche Bernard was last updated 10 years ago.
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Redon
The visitors berths have been moved from the main basin to a new pontoon on port hand just outside the entrance to the basin. It is a long walk to the capitainerie which is in a wharehouse on the starboard side of the main basin.
The fuel berth has also been moved out of the main basin and is now on a separate pontoon also on the port side of the channel about 500 metres from the basin entrance
If heading for Redon the swing bridge at Cran may require notice. https://www.lavilaine.com/index.php/fr/horaire-cran
There are holding buoys either side of the bridge.
There is a free, unserviced, pontoon at Beganne 1km from the village and a reasonably priced, serviced pontoon at the campsite near Rieux.