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AttractionsBicycle in Québec!
Discover Québec on a bicycle. With over 3,400 km (2,100 mi.) of bicycle paths spanning our beautiful land, there's so much to experience. Wind your way through various regions, out into the rugged wild, the pastoral countryside or into urban excitement. You'll love Montréal, with 300 km (185 mi.) of pathways, no doubt one of the most exciting and bicycle-friendly cities in North America. If you're into mountain biking, you'll be thrilled to experience the many spectacular mountains with specially designed paths. Wherever you go, you'll enjoy the accessible and safe bicycle paths which make up the Route Verte, our extensive and rapidly expanding network of bike paths. In 2007, we'll be up to 4,300 km (2,670 mi.)!
Bicycle touring made easy
You'll find restaurants, inns, campgrounds and resorts all along the Route verte and close to mountain-bike paths. Travel agencies can help you plan group outings or mountain-bike excursions. Just roll along and enjoy the view.Follow the Route Verte ...
...and be entranced by Québec's stunning landscapes.
- P'tit train du Nord linear parkway (200 km / 125 mi.) This bicycle path was created on what used to be the Laurentides railway. You'll be truly carried away as you travel through forests and small villages.
- Véloroute des bleuets (256 km / 160 mi.) This path circles spectacular Lac Saint-Jean, located in a geographical heartland with breathtaking scenery. And wait till you taste the blueberries!
- Montérégie and Eastern Townships (170 km / 105 mi.) Five bicycle paths form the hub of the Route Verte between Montréal and Québec City. Luscious greens, fertile valleys and mountains will entrance you.
- Here are some of the other better-known circuits: The Petit Témis Inter-Provincial Linear Park (127 km / 80 mi., Bas-Saint-Laurent region), Jacques-Cartier-Portneuf (63 km / 40 mi., Québec region), Parc linéaire des Bois-Francs (77 km / 48 mi., Centre-du-Québec region), Gaspé Peninsula (90 km / 55 mi., Gaspésie region. This bicycle path is made up of non-continuous stretches).
With these awesome places to choose from, it's no wonder mountain biking is so popular in Québec: the Laurentides mountain range on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, the Appalachian range to the south, Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier (100 km / 62 mi.), Bromont in the Eastern Townships region, and Mont-Sainte-Anne near Québec City, where many international mountain-bike competitions take place.
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