Chemin de Halage -Towpath

A lovely walk awaits you along the towpath, which starts at Saint-Pierre Park and runs for several kilometres along the Somme and the hortillonnages — a remarkable network of floating gardens unique to Amiens and cultivated here for centuries. Back in the day, this path was used to tow boats that had no engines or couldn’t use their sails to move forward. The boats were tied to horses or donkeys, which would walk along the riverbank and pull them along. Today, it’s no longer used for that purpose, of course, but the towpath still offers a peaceful walk by the water, passing under the many bridges that cross the Somme.