The Ludwig Canal
The Ludwig Canal is the original canal that connected the Danube and the Main rivers on the 19th century now replaced for a wider modern connection, the Main-Donau-Canal. Both old and new, start in Bamberg and cut the german mountains all the way to Kelheim, reaching the european summit point that divides the watersheds between the North and the Black Seas 400m above sea level. The Ludwig is the canal taken by "Flame"on the book "Sailing Across Europe" that we read before starting our journey and inspired us on our journey. On the book, only one chapter is dedicated to this stretch of water, but the description is so fantastic, the pace is so slow, the landscape so beautiful, that we were curious to see how much of it was left, if any at all. To our surprise, there is still about 60km left of the original channel, out of the 177km, some of the locks still work, but it is not navigable, and only possible to reach by bike. While cruising down the new Main-Dona
