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 I'm back on the canal, except this section is older. This is the Briare Canal, which is the oldest summit-level canal in Europe. That is a canal which goes up from one river, over a piece of high ground and down to another river. It was completed in 1642 and connects the Loing to the Loire. The section which I was riding on yesterday was the Loing Canal. It was completed in 1723 and provides a more easily navigable route from the Seine to here than the River Loing does. UTC Time: 10:35, Thursday 11 August 2022 Local Time: 12:35, Thursday 11 August 2022 Estimate of longitude: 2° 44' 5.39" E = 2.734830° Estimate of latitude: 47° 59' 23.03" N = 47.989730° Possible error on position estimate: 5 metres | |