Fédération des clubs de motoneigistes du Québec

01 – Gaspésie – Iles-de-la-Madeleine

General Information:

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! Iles de la Madeleine 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:
Gaspésie : 17 clubs (3 134 Km of trails)
Îles-de-la-Madeleine : 1 club (138 Km of trails)
Regional network:
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

Location:

Gaspe: On the South Shore of the Saint-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 – Chandler – Murdochville – Paspébiac – Bonaventure – New Richmond – Carleton

Principal cities of the Iles-de-la-Madeleine: Cap-aux-Meules – Havre Aubert – Grand-Ruisseau – L'Étang-du-Nord – Havre aux Maisons – Grosse-Île