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Chemin de Halage ... Towpath for horse drawn flat bottomed boats

Taillé dans la roche entre Saint-Cirq Lapopie et Bouziès Construit en 1845 par les hommes, le chemin de halage était utilisé par les chevaux afin de permettre aux gabares ou bateaux à fond plat, de remonter les courants chargés de marchandises locales en direction de Bordeaux.

Les produits chargés étaient plutôt des vins de Cahors, des prunes séchées mais également les productions des tourneurs sur bois et plus précisément des robinets de tonneaux à vin.

En 1926, le Lot est déclassé comme rivière navigable et réaménagé pour la navigation de plaisance depuis 1990. 

Carved into the rock between Saint-Cirq & Bouzies and built in 1845 by men, this towpath was used by horses to allow scows or flat-bottomed boats, to go up the currents with local marchandise towards Bordeaux .

The products loaded were Cahors wine, dried plums, & also the productions of wood turners and more specifically wine barrels taps.

In 1926, the Lot is downgraded as a navigable river and has been refurbished to boating since 1990.

Taken in: France / Midi-Pyrénées / St.-Cirq-Lapopie (show map)

Taken on: March 6, 2015

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