====== Fresh Water Paddling In France ======

[patience, s'il vous plait - just starting to add content to this page in 2024…]

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[[:france|Main France Page]]

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===== French Lakes =====

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==== Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ====

[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes|Wikipedia -Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]

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=== Locales ===

  * **Lake Annecy (Lac d'Annecy)**
      * Noted for very clean water and a popular place for sailing, this lake very likely affords some downwinding opportunities.
      * **Races**
        * [[https://glaglarace.com/|GlaGla Race]] very large winter SUP race
          * [[https://youtu.be/WS6p1ZMHeJ0|2023 GlaGla Video]]
      * **Resources**
        * [[https://www.kayak-sevrier.com/page/211873-accueil|Canoë-Kayak Club Sevrier]] (active surfskiers here)
        * [[https://www.talloires-lac-annecy.com/en/move/water-sports/sailing-boat/120-nautical-center-of-talloires|Nautical Center Talloires]]
        * [[https://internautique.org/|Internautique Saint Jorioz]]
      * **Conditions**
        * [[https://internautique.org/#meteo|Webcam]]
  * **Lake Bourget (****Lac du Bourget**** aka Lac Gris aka Lac d'Aix)**
      * [[https://www.savoie-mont-blanc.com/en/great-lakes/bourget-the-wildest-of-the-four-lakes/|Intro To the Region]]
      * [[https://youtu.be/XP0ip8XcIIY|SUP Video Tour of Lake & Canal de Saviere]]
      * **Races**
        * **SUP ** [[https://alpinelakestour.com/alpine-lakes-tour-canal-de-savieres-et-lac-du-bourget-2023/|Alpine Lakes Tour]]
      * **Resources**
        * [[https://www.savoie-mont-blanc.com/en/great-lakes/watersports/aix-les-bains-riviera-des-alpes-et-ses-montagnes_terr|Watersports]]
  * **Lake of Monteynard-Avignonet ****(Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet aka Le Drac) **
      * Good wind makes this lake popular for windsports
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==== Bretagne (Brittany) ====

  * **Odet River **  (sometimes called the most beautiful river in France)
      * [[https://www.kayak-quimper.org/location-kayak/la-descente-de-lodet/|Descent of the Odet]] annual celebration paddle
      * **Resources**
        * [[https://www.kayak-quimper.org/|Quimper Kayak Club]]
        * [[https://www.facebook.com/assolestroisgrenouilles/|Les 3 Grenouilles]] (facebook)
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==== Nouvelle-Aquitane (New Aquitaine) ====

  * **Biscarosse**
      * **Bisca Grands Lacs (3) **  [[https://fb.watch/rR06vIt3BK/|SUP downwind video]]
        * [[https://www.biscagrandslacs.co.uk/discover/revitalise-yourself/the-lakes|Grands Lacs]]
        * [[https://www.wikiloc.com/trails/stand-up-paddle-sup/france/aquitaine-limousin-poitou-charentes/biscarrosse|Paddle Trails]]
  * **Lac Hossegor **  (although inland, this is a [[https://www.seignosse-tourisme.com/en/discover-seignosse/hossegor-the-marine-lake/|marine lake]] (salt water) connected to the ocean by a canal)
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==== Occitanie ====

  * **Lake Salagou (Lac du Salagou)**
      * Man made reservoir in striking red rock, earth country. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(geology)|Hoodoos]] too.**​​​​​​**
      * **​Conditions**
        * [[https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/lac_du_salagou|Windfinder Forecast]]
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===== French Rivers =====

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==== Rivers and Scenic Paddles ====

  * [[https://www.canoe-france.com/en/15-rivieres-ou-faire-du-canoe-kayak-en-france/|14 River Paddle Trips]]
  * [[https://www.rivieres.info/|Paddling French Rivers]] (rivieres.info)
  * **Ardeche River **  (not the more difficult whitewater sections)
  * **Dordogne River**
  * **Loire River**
  * **Verdon River**
==== Tidal Bores ====

(Le Mascaret = tidal bore) In estuaries tidal bores may be a mix of fresh and salt water…. [[https://www.purefrance.com/en/blog/le-mascaret-natural-spectacular-phenomenen|French Tidal Bores: Pure France]]

  * **Dordogne River** [[https://youtu.be/7aprvgeLqwQ?t=135|2020 video]]
  * **Garonne River** [[https://youtu.be/9bQSxaF5KmA?t=188|2020 video]]
  * **Gironde Estuary **- also sometimes referred to as "**La Gironde**" river is formed from the meeting of the Garonne and the Dordogne
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**OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret**

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  * **Seine River**  (tidal bore disappeared in the 1960s due to dredging and other changes made to the river)
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===== Conditions =====

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See [[:france#local_water_conditions|France Conditions]]

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===== Races =====

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[[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]

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  * [[:races:races_france#river_races|River Races in France]]
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===== Clubs =====

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  * See [[:france#clubs_and_groups|Main French Club Listing]]
  * Google Search - [[https://www.google.com/search?q=canoe+clubs+france&sca_esv=63ac0807f30938cd&ei=x6vDZqTMO72C0PEPopbPoQc&ved=0ahUKEwjky7Cf84GIAxU9ATQIHSLLM3QQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=canoe+clubs+france&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEmNhbm9lIGNsdWJzIGZyYW5jZTIIECEYoAEYwwQyCBAhGKABGMMESOkUUOMJWI0McAF4AJABAJgBU6ABnwGqAQEyuAEDyAEA-AEBmAICoAKlAcICCBAAGIAEGKIEmAMAiAYBkgcBMqAHswU&sclient=gws-wiz-serp|French Canoe Clubs]]

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