4 days trip

4 days / 256 km – Around the lake tour

Level of difficulty: easy

DAY 1 : from ALMA to PÉRIBONKA

Distance: 63 km
(an additional 45 km around the Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon)

Parking:

• Maison du vélo, 1692, avenue du Pont Nord, Alma, free of charge
• Dam-en-Terre Resort, 1385, chemin de la Marina, unpaved and fee-charging.

Suggested stops or activities along the way:

• Crossing of the Grande Décharge River on the ferry Maligneau II (free)
• Dam-en-Terre Resort
• L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs
• Le fin berger
• Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon
• Péribonka River crossing (fee-charging)
• Musée Louis-Hémon in Péribonka (3 hours)

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway
• Stone screening pavement - Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Sainte-Monique, Peribonka" section.

DAY 2 : from PÉRIBONKA to NORMANDIN

Distance: 64 km
Suggested stops or activities along the way:

• Vieux Moulin in Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc
• La Magie du Sous-Bois in Dolbeau-Mistassini
• Bleuets Mistassini
• Mistassini River and the chute des Pères
• Fromagerie la Normandinoise

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "NORMANDIN" section

DAY 3 : from NORMANDIN to VAL-JALBERT

Distance: 69 km
Suggested stops or activities in the area:

• Chute à l’Ours in Normandin
• Zoo sauvage de Saint-Félicien
• Fromagerie au Pays des Bleuets
• Fromagerie Ferme des Chutes
• Le Musée de la vieille fromagerie Perron
• Fromagerie Perron
• The Native Museum in Mashteuiatsh
• Historical company town of Val-Jalbert

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "VAL-JALBERT" section.

DAY 4 : from VAL-JALBERT TO ALMA

Distance: 60 km
Suggested stops or activities in the area:

• La Caverne le Trou de la Fée in Desbiens
• Beach, path and rest area Le Rigolet in Métabetchouan
• Centre d’interprétation de l’agriculture et de la ruralité
• The Petit Marais park in Saint-Gédéon
• Fromagerie Médard
• Crossing of Rio Tinto Alcan dams

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "ALMA" section

4 days / 256 km – Around the lake tour

Level of difficulty: easy

DAY 1 : From CHAMBORD TO ALMA

Distance: 51 km

Parking : Hôtel de ville, 1526, rue Principale, paved and free of charge.

Suggested stops or activities in the area:

• Dam-en-Terre Resort
• L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs
• La Caverne le Trou de la Fée in Desbiens
• Beach, path and rest area Le Rigolet in Métabetchouan
• Centre d’interprétation de l’agriculture et de la ruralité
• The Petit marais park in Saint-Gédéon
• Crossing of Rio Tinto Alcan dams
• Crossing of the Grande Décharge River on the Maligneau II

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "ALMA" section

Day 2: From alma to Péribonka

Distance: 63 km
(an additional 45 km around the Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon)

Suggested stops or activities in the area:

• Le fin berger
• Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon
• Péribonka River crossing (fee-charging)
• Musée Louis-Hémon in Péribonka (3 hours)

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "PÉRIBONKA" section

DAY 3 : from PÉRIBONKA TO NORMANDIN

Distance: 63 km

Suggestions stops or activities in the area:

• Vieux Moulin in Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc
• La Magie du Sous-Bois in Dolbeau-Mistassini
• Bleuets Mistassini
• Mistassini River and the chute des Pères
• Fromagerie la Normandinoise

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "NORMANDIN" section

DAY 4 : from NORMANDIN TO CHAMBORD

Distance: 81 km

Suggestions stops or activities in the area:

• Chute à l’Ours in Normandin
• Zoo sauvage de Saint-Félicien
• Le Musée de la Vieille fromagerie Perron
• The Native Museum of Mashteuiatsh
• Historical Company Town of Val-Jalbert

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "CHAMBORD" section

4 days / 256 km – Around the lake tour

Level of difficulty: easy

Day 1 : from MÉTABETCHOUAN-LAC-À-LA-CROIX to PÉRIBONKA

Distance: 98 km

(an additional 45 km around the Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon)

Parking:

Tourism centre Le Rigolet, 18 rue Saint-André, paved and free of charge.

Suggestions stops or activities in the area:

• Beach, path and rest area Le Rigolet in Métabetchouan
• The Petit marais in Saint-Gédéon
• Fromagerie Médard
• Crossing of Rio Tinto Alcan dams
• Dam-en-Terre Resort
• L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs
• Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "PÉRIBONKA" section

Day 2 : From PÉRIBONKA to DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI

Distance: 33 km

Suggested stops or activities in the area:

• Musée Louis-Hémon in Péribonka
• Le Vieux Moulin in Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc
• La Magie du Sous-Bois in Dolbeau-Mistassini
• Mistassini River and the chute des Pères
• Bleuets Mistassini

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI" section

DAY 3 : From DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI TO SAINT-FÉLICIEN

Distance: 57 km
Suggested stops or activities in the area:

• Fromagerie la Normandinoise
• Chute à l’Ours de Normandin
• Zoo sauvage de Saint-Félicien
• Fromagerie au Pays des bleuets
• Fromagerie Ferme des Chutes

Pavement types:

• Paved bike path
• Paved shoulders
• Designated roadway

Lodging:

Refer to the website in the "accommodation services" / "ST-FÉLICIEN" section

Day 4 : From SAINT-FÉLICIEN to MÉTABETCHOUAN-LAC-À-LA-CROIX

Distance: 68 km

Suggested stops or activities in the area:

• Le Musée de la Vieille fromagerie Perron
• Fromagerie Perron
• The Native Museum of Mashteuiatsh
• Historical company town of Val-Jalbert