Stretching along the South Shore of the Gulf of St Lawrence, the Chaudière-Appalaches region is remarkable for the differences between the St Lawrence Valley to the north and the wooded Appalachian peaks to the south. Maple and mixed-growth forests are there for you to discover.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Regional network:
24 clubs (2,750 km of trails)
- Main trails:
5 at Leclercville (west) and at Sainte-Louise (east)
25 & 75 at Charny (north) and at Armstrong at the Maine border (south)
55 at Saint-Évariste (west) and Saint-Damase (north-east)
35 at Dosquet (west) and Tourville (east)
- Accommodation accessible from the trail:
Approximately 1,200 rooms
- Snow conditions:
From mid-December to the end of March
Attractions:
- Watch the deer at St-Gédéon (trail 580) and Armstrong (trail 75)
- Snowmobile museum (trail 533, 540)
- Mont Saint-Magloire (trail 549)
- Mont-du Midi (trail 547)
- Mont-Radar (trail 535)
- Mont Bonnet (trail 55)
- Lac-Etchemin (trail 55, 545)
- Lac-Trois-Saumons (trail 5)
- Les Portes de l'enfer (The Gates of Hell) (trail 549)
- Les glaciers (trail 549)
- The Notre-Dame-des-Pins covered bridge (trail 55)
- The Saint-Martin suspended bridge (25)
From Chaudière-Appalaches :
Cantons de l'Est at south-west (trail 55)
Centre du Québec at north-west (trail 5,35)
Bas-Saint-Laurent at East (trail 5)
Québec at north (St-Lawrence river crossing at Saint-Nicolas (Trail 5)
Maine, USA at south (Trail 75)
REGIONAL INFORMATION
Location:
On the South Shore of the Gulf of St Lawrence, South of Quebec City, bordered on the South by the State of Maine. Served mainly by Autoroute 20 from Montreal or Rivière-du-Loup, the Pierre Laporte bridge from Quebec City, highway 112 from the Eastern Townships, and Highway 201 from Jackman, Maine. It is possible to access the trail network from different spots close to these highways.
Principal cities: Thetford Mines – Lévis - Saint-Georges - Sainte-Marie - Montmagny - Lac Etchemin
CHAUDIERE / APPALACHES TOURIST ASSOCIATION
800, Autoroute Jean-Lesage, Saint-Nicolas (Qc) G7A 1E3
Tel: 418 831-4411 or 1 888 831-4411 Fax: 418 831-8442
E-mail :
info@chaudiereappalaches.com
Website (snowmobile section):
www.chaudiereappalaches.com/
**Tourisme Chaudiere-Appalaches is an associate member of the FCMQ.