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)
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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)
Acommodation

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

Plan your trip along the Véloroute des Bleuets

Discover the list of partner restaurants and accommodations on the cycling route.