Fédération des clubs de motoneigistes du Québec

06 – Québec / Charlevoix / Portneuf

General Information:

The Québec City / Charlevoix / Portneuf region is at the same time the north shore of the Saint-Lawrence River Valley and part of the Laurentians. Along the Saint-Lawrence, especially in the Charlevoix, there are remarkable views of the Saint-Lawrence. More to the north one can explore the vast Laurentians. The region also offers trails on Île d’Orléans and L'Isle-aux-Coudres in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence. Most of the trails go through mixed-growth forest.

Practical Information:

Regional network:
11 clubs (1 864 Km of trails)
Main trails:
3 at Saint-Marc-des-Carrières
73 at Saint-Raymond-de-Portneuf & at Saint-Augustin (Saint-Lawrence river crossing from Charny)
23 and 369 Laurentides wildlife Reserve
Accommodation accessible from the trail:
2 000 rooms
Snow conditions:
From mid-December to mid-March (sometimes a little earlier in Portneuf and Charlevoix)

Location:

Northwest of Montreal and surrounding the province’s capital, Quebec City, on the east and the west, on the North Shore of the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence. Served primarily by Highway 40 and Highway 138. Highways 20 and 73 (US 201) on the South Shore of the Saint-Lawrence bring you to Quebec City via the Pierre Laporte Bridge. The trail network can be accessed at many points close to these highways.

Principal cities: Québec – Saint-Raymond – Donnacona – Beaupré – Baie-Saint-Paul – La Malbaie

Attractions:

Île d’Orléans (trail 300)
The Charlevoix Casino (trail 3)
L'Isle-aux-Coudres (trail 377)
The Quebec Carnival, beginning of February (trail 3)
Zec Batiscan-Neilson (trails 23 & 73)
L’Étape (trails 23 and 369)

From the region:

Mauricie to the west (trails 3, 73, 318 and 353)
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean to the Northeast (trails 83, 23 and 383)
Manicouagan to the East (trail 3)
Chaudière-Appalaches to the South (trail 75 to Charny after the ferry from Saint-Augustin)