Sea and mountain landscape offered in the Gaspé is unique in Quebec. Pristine scenery and numerous easily accessible services—including lodging, snowmobile facilities and gas stations—ensure that your snowmobile vacation will be a success! The landscape is composed of islands, and dunes which link together and extend out of sight. When you disembark on the island you feel you have changed countries, soft shapes, a harmony of colour and a freshness that seduces the visitor.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Regional network:
Gaspé: 17 clubs (2, 747 Km of trails)
Îles de la Madeleine: 1 club (142 Km of trails)
- Main trails:
Trans-Québec 5: Tour of the Gaspé peninsula
597: Grande Rivière to Anse Pleureuse, via Murdochville
595: New Richmond to Saint-Paulin
599: Grand Ruisseau to Cap Gridley (Îles de la Madeleine)
- Accommodation accessible from the trail:
Gaspé: Numerous amenities all along the trails
Îles de la Madeleine: Not available
- Snow conditions:
Gaspé: by the end of December until mid-April
Îles de la Madeleine: by the end of December until mid-March
Attractions:
- Percé Rock (Trans-Quebec trail 5)
- Mont-Saint-Pierre Cliffs (Trans-Quebec trail 5)
- Matane Wildlife Reserve (trail 595
- Murdochville wind mills (trail 597)
- Watch the seals on the ice floes in February (Îles de la Madeleine)
From the Gaspé:
Bas St-Laurent to the West (Trans-Quebec trail 5)
Cote Nord (Take the ferry at Matane)
New Brunswick (Trans-Quebec trails 5 and NB 22)
REGIONAL INFORMATION
Location:
Gaspe: On the South Shore of the St Lawrence river, East of Quebec City served mainly by Highway 132.. Îles de la Madeleine : The Îles de la Madeleine archipelago is located in the heart of the Gulf of St-Lawrence, 215 kilometres from Gaspé. The islands form a crescent, stretching 65 km in a Southwest /Northeast orientation. The « Madelinots » live on Atlantic time, that is, one hour later than the rest of Quebec. Access by automobile is from Souris (Prince Edward Island) to Cap aux meules, about a five hour ferry ride.
Principal cities of Gaspe: Mont-Joli – Matane – Amqui - Sainte-Anne-des-Monts - Rivière-au-Renard – Gaspé – Percé - Grande Rivière – Paspébiac – Bonaventure - New Richmond – Carleton
Principal cities of the Iles de la Madeleine: Cap aux meules - Havre Aubert - Grand Ruisseau - Étang du Nord - Havre aux Maisons - Grosse île
GASPÉ TOURIST ASSOCIATION
357, route de la Mer, Sainte-Flavie (Qc) G0J 2L0
Tel: 418 775-2223 Fax : 418 775-2234
E-mail: info@tourisme-gaspesie.qc.ca
Website: http://www.tourisme-gaspesie.qc.ca
MAGDALEN ISLANDS TOURIST ASSOCIATION
128, Chemin Principal, Cap-Aux-Meules (Qc) G4T 1C5
Tel: 418 986-2245 Fax : 418 986-2327
E-mail: info@tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com
Website: www.tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com/