Plan your trip along the Véloroute des Bleuets
Discover the list of partner restaurants and accommodations on the cycling route.
This tour is a suggestion based on the location of the electric charging station around the Véloroute des Bleuets. It can be completed at your own pace, or even over 3 days, in a more event proportion (with 85 km on the first da, 82 km on the second and 74 km to finish), or even over 5 days.
5-day ride
256 km
Anticlockwise
Difficulty level: Easy
Difficulty level: Easy
Electric themed route thanks to the vélovoûtes, closed parking lots equipped with charging stations, located around the Lac Saint-Jean.
Day 1
Alma to Dolbeau-Mistassini
Distance to cover: 85 km
(additional 45 km in the Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon)
Type of road:
- Asphalt bike path
- Asphalt shoulder
- Bike lane
- Stone dust bike trail – Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon
Locations of the vélovoûtes:
- Starting location / Maison du vélo d’Alma (cycling visitor information centre)
- End location / Maison du vélo de Dolbeau-Mistassini (cycling visitor information centre)
Points of interest on the route
Suggestions of places to visit or activities
- L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs (museum)
- Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon (beach, kayak, pdeal boar, hiking, canoeing, wildlife observation, camping)
- Péribonka marine shuttle ($)
- Louis-Hémon Museum in Péribonka (exhibits, café, terrace)
- Sainte-Jeanne d’Arc Old Mill
- The Mistassini River and the Chute des Pères
- Parc régional des Grandes-Rivières du lac Saint-Jean (regional park, hiking, observation tower, wildlife interpretation centre)
- Microbrasserie Le Coureur Des Bois (pub, bistro, craft brewery)
Day 2
Dolbeau-Mistassini to Mashteuiatsh
Distance to cover: 82 km
Type of road:
- Asphalt bike path
- Asphalt shoulder
- Bike lane
Locations of the vélovoûtes:
- Starting location / Maison du vélo de Dolbeau-Mistassini (cycling visitor information centre)
- End location / Bureau d’accueil touristique du Carrefour d’accueil Ilnu (1516, 0ue Ouiatchouan, Mashteuiatsh (Québec) G0W 1G0)
Points of interest on the route
Suggestions of places to visit or activities
- Délices du Lac-Saint-Jean (wild blueberry Économusée, shop, tasting)
- Fromagerie la Normandinoise (cheese factory)
- Chute à l’Ours de Normandin (heated swimming pool, restaurant, hiking trails, sports fields, camping and chalets)
- Zoo sauvage de Saint-Félicien
- Fromagerie au Pays des Bleuets (cheese factory)
- Bouchard Artisan Bio (organic farm and cheese factory)
- La Chouape Craft Brewery (pub, bistro)
- Musée de la Vieille Fromagerie Perron (manufacturing workshops, tasting, exhibit)
- Fromagerie Perron (cheese factory)
- Musée amérindien de Mashteuiatsh (museum)
Day 3
Mashteuiatsh to Roberval
Distance to cover: 11 km
Type of road:
- Asphalt bike path
- Asphalt shoulder
- Bike lane
Locations of the vélovoûtes:
- Starting location / Bureau d’accueil touristique du Carrefour d’accueil Ilnu (1516, 0ue Ouiatchouan, Mashteuiatsh (Québec) G0W 1G0)
- End location / Maison du vélo de Roberval (cycling visitor information centre)
Points of interest on the route
Suggestions of places to visit or activities
- Musée amérindien de Mashteuiatsh (museum)
- Plage Robertson (beach)
- Beemer Craft Brewery / Distillery
- Marina of Roberval
- Municipal beach of Pointe-Scott
Day 4
Roberval to Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix
Distance to cover: 30 km
Type of road:
- Bike lane
- Asphalt bike path
Locations of the vélovoûtes:
- Starting location / Maison du vélo de Roberval (cycling visitor information centre)
- End location / Plage le Rigolet (18, rue St André, Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix (Québec) G8G 1T7
Points of interest on the route
Suggestions of places to visit or activities
- Val-Jalbert Historical Village (Authentic ”company town” of the 1920s)
- CHAM – Centre d’Histoire et d’Archéologie de la Métabetchouane (interpreation centre)
- Parc Octopus (water park and water equipment rental)
- Le Rigolet beach and trail in Métabetchouan (beach and rest stop)
Day 5
Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix to Alma (Maison du vélo d’Alma)
Distance to cover: 33 km
Type of road:
- Asphalt bike path
- Asphalt shoulder
- Bike lane
Locations of the vélovoûtes:
- Starting location / Plage le Rigolet (18, rue St André, Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix (Québec) G8G 1T7
- End location / Maison du vélo d’Alma (cycling visitor information centre)
Points of interest on the route
Suggestions of places to visit or activities
- Le Petit Marais de Saint-Gédéon (small swamp)
- Microbrasserie du Lac-Saint-Jean (pub, bistro, craft brewery)
- Boulangerie Fromagerie Médard (cheese factory and bakery)
- Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon, Camp-de-Touage-Les-Îles sector (camping and shuttles to visit the islands)
- Rio Tinto dams crossing
- Crossing the Grande Décharge River on Le Maligneau marine shuttle (free)
- Dam-en-Terre Resort
