Bike excursion 4 days / 256 km
Difficulty level: Easy
Day 1: Departure from Alma to Péribonka
Circuit distance: 63 km between the two communities
(additional 45 km in the Pointe-Taillon National Wildlife Park)
Parking:
- Departure parking Isle-Maligne, corner of Ave. du Pont Nord and rue Ste. Cécile. Paved, free.
- Dam-En-Terre Tourist Complex, 1385 Chemin de la Marina, unpaved with surveillance ($).
Visits or activities possible for this sector:
- Dam-En-Terre Tourist Complex
- L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs Theme Park
- Maligneau II ferry
- La fromagère Mistouk
- Le fin berger
- Pointe-Taillon National Wildlife Park
- Péribonka ferry ($)
- Louis-Hémon Museum of Péribonka (3 hours)
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
- Gravel
Lodging :
- Auberge Île du Repos (418) 347-5649
- Aubergîte au petit bonheur (B&B) (418) 374-2328 or (418) 637-8939
Day 2: Péribonka vers Normandin
Circuit distance: 64 km between the two communities
Visits or activities possible for this sector:
- Le Vieux-Moulin de Sainte-Jeanne d’Arc (The Old Mill)
- La Magie du Sous-Bois / Under Wood Magic (1 1/2 hours)
- Mistassini River and Chute des Pères (Father Falls)
- Bleuetière bleuets Mistassini
- Les Jardins de Normandin Gardens
- Fromagerie la Normandinoise
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
Lodging :
- Les gîtes Makadan (B&B) (418) 274-2867or 1 877 625-2326
- Site touristique Chute à l’Ours campground (418) 274-3411
Day 3 : From Normandin to Val-Jalbert
Circuit distance : 69 km between the two communities
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
- Chute à L’Ours de Normandin (Bear Falls
- Moulin des Pionniers de la Doré (Pioneer’s Mill )
- "Wild" Zoo, Saint-Félicien
- Fromagerie au Pays des bleuets
- Fromagerie Ferme des Chutes
- Perron Old Cheesemakers Museum
- Fromagerie Perron
- Mashteuiatsh Amerindian Museum
- Val-Jalbert Historical Village
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
- Gravel
Lodging :
- Chambord campground (418) 342-6984
- Gîte au lac de l’HéCô (B&B) (418) 342-6938 or 1 877 259-9561
- Camping du Village historique de Val-Jalbert 1 888-675-3132
Day 4: From Val-Jalbert to Alma
Circuit distance: 60 km between the two communities
Visits or activities possible for this sector:
- La caverne le Trou de la Fée / The Fairy’s Hole Cave
- The Métabetchouan Historical and Archeological Centre in Desbiens
- Petit Marais Saint-Gédéon Marsh Reserve
- Fromagerie Médard
- Rigolet trail and beach (rest stop) in Métabetchouan
- Alcan Dam Crossing
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Gravel
- Paved shoulder
Lodging :
- Almatoit (Bed and Breakfast) (418) 668-4125 or 1 888 668-4125
- Dam-en-Terre tourist complex (418) 668-3016 or 1-888-289-3016
- Hôtel Universel (418) 668-5261 or 1-800-263-5261
- Gîte de la mésange (Bed and Breakfast) (418) 668-2728
- Gîte Gagné (Bed and Breakfast) (418) 769-0105
- Motel Comfort Inn (418) 668-9221 or 1 877 574-6835
- La Maison de la rivière Mistouk (Bed and Breakfast) (418) 347-3086
- Notre Hôtel (418) 668-3222 or 1-877-917-3222
- Super sagamie aux écluses (418) 668-2000
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