The canoe and kayak club of Sevran is located along the Ourcq canal to have a direct access to the water. It is called EFCK "Ecole Fédérale de Canoë Kayak" (Federal School of Canoe and Kayak).
The base is near the lock of Sevran (PK 13,6) and the Poudrerie park, a classified NATURA 2000 area, which means thats its fauna and flora are protected.
The "Ourcq Can'Ohé Club Sevranais" (OCCS) is open to regulars and scholars from September to July (out of the holiday periods).
In summer, you can rent a single or two-seater boat for a smooth sail on the canal, surrounded by nature (for about 1h30). The canoe club proposes different timings for the large public (without reservation):
In this area and more globally along the canal, you will often find trails, tournaments, marathons, slaloms etc.
Getting there
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Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport
Orly international airport - ORY
Paris Le Bourget airport - Business aviation
Roissypole bus station (Paris CDG airport)
BERCY BUS STATION
Bercy bus station - address: 208-210 Quai de Bercy, 75012 Paris. Bercy bus station is open from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day.
Access by metro via lines 6 and 14, Bercy station, then a short walk. You have to cross the park and its cobblestones to reach the station and climb a few steps. This station is old and the fleet of tourist buses will gradually change address to the Pershing station at Porte Maillot in Paris's 17th arrondissement.
Major work is being carried out between now and summer 2026 to improve visitor facilities (ticket office, toilets, benches, etc.).
The Bercy bus station is scheduled to close permanently in 2030. The Saint-Denis Pleyel station will take over.
PERSHING STATION, PORTE MAILLOT 17th ARRONDISSEMENT
The Porte Maillot-Pershing bus station (Paris 17th arrondissement, located at 22 Boulevard Pershing) has been open since December 15, 2025, following extensive renovation work.
This bus station serves Aerobus coaches (traveling between Paris and Beauvais Airport) and long-distance buses such as BlaBlaCar and FlixBus (to destinations including Brussels, Le Havre, Brest, Rennes, Caen, Rouen, Lille, Nantes, Tarbes, Poitiers, and Toulouse).
Nineteen platforms have been built, screens display upcoming departures, there is a ticket office, and three sheltered waiting areas. Restrooms are available on site, and benches allow you to wait for your bus while staying dry. The Pershing station is fenced off and security guards are present day and night. It is accessible from the RER C, metro line 1, and tramway.
For food, head to the Palais des Congrès shopping center, which is open from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Long-term parking is available a few minutes' walk away.
Saint-Denis Pleyel bus station - 2030 project
This station is in the planning stages and is scheduled to open in 2030, coinciding with the closure of Paris-Bercy, from which it will take over some of the long-distance bus routes.
List of SNCF train stations, bus stations (tourist buses), etc.
Paris metro and RER map (source: RATP)
