Écluse de Chambly | Lieu historique national du Canal

Cool place to watch the boats go through the locks. When I was young we used to help the workers turn the levers to raise or lower the locks. Lots of great memories! Many stores and restaurants in the area and the old fort is a nice place to visit.

We took the bike path from Chambly to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (20 km, linear) all along the canal. The path is mostly well-maintained, alternating between gravel and asphalt, mostly flat. There were a few rest stops and picnic areas along the way.

I was pleasantly surprised and interesting about this system of locks, which works the same as the Panama Canal, here it is for small vessels and there they are for very large ships and passenger and cargo ships, but it works the same.

Very interesting historic place to visit. The 3 locks were built 1840 to 1842 and opened in 1843. They are still hand operated. Watch the operation in summer time when ships are there. Free to visit and watch.

Rode down to the fort and the lake via the bike path from Montreal. Beautiful ride, great trail and the fort area itself is quite picturesque. Lots of cute cafes and restaurants too. Highly recommended.