Bike excursion 4 days / 256 km
Level of difficulty : Easy
DAY 1 : Departure from Roberval to Normandin
Circuit distance :
60 Km between the two communities
Parking :
Place de la Traversé 1130, boul. Saint-Joseph, Free.
Visits or activities possible for this sector:
- Mashteuiatsh Amerindian Museum
- Perron Old Cheesemakers Museum
- Fromagrie Perron
- "Wild" Zoo, Saint-Félicien (visits can be put off until the next day’s return to Chambord)
- Fromagerie au Pays des Bleuets
- Fromagerie Ferme des Chutes
- Moulin des Pionniers de la Doré (Pioneers’ Mill)
- Les Jardins de Normandin Gardens
- Chute à l’Ours de Normandin (Bear Falls)
- Fromagerie la normandinoise
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
- Gravel
Lodging :
- Les Gîtes Makadan (B&B) (418) 274-2867 or 1-877-625-2326
- Site touristique Chute à l’Ours (418) 274-3411
DAY 2 : Normandin to Péribonka
Circuit distance :
63 Km between the two municipalities
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
- Mistassini River and Chute des Pères (Father Falls)
- La Magie du Sous-Bois / Under Wood Magic (1 1/2 hours)
- Le Vieux-Moulin de Sainte-Jeanne d’Arc (The Old Mill)
- Péribonka ferry ($)
- Louis-Hémon Museum of Péribonka
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
Lodging :
- Auberge Île du Repos (418) 347-5649
- Aubergîte au petit bonheur (B&B) (418) 374-2328 or (418) 637-8939
DAY 3 : Péribonka to Alma
Cicuit distance :
63 Km between the two municipalities
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
- Pointe-Taillon National Wildlife Park
- Dam-en-Terre Tourist Complex
- L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs Theme Park
- Ferry across the Grand-Décharge River on the Maligneau
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
- Gravel
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
Day 4 : Alma to Roberval
Circuit distance :
73 Km between the two municipalities
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
- Rigolet trail and beach (rest stop) in Métabetchouan
- Petit Marais Saint-Gédéon Marsh Reserve
- The Métabetchouan Historical and Archeological Centre in Desbiens
- La caverne le Trou de la Fée / The Fairy’s Hole Cave
- Le Village historique de Val-Jalbert.
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
- Gravel
Lodging :
- Hôtel Château Roberval (418) 275-7511 or 1 800 661-7611
- Hôtel Manoir Roberval (418) 275-7422 or 1 800 567-0777
- Motel Roberval (418) 275-3957 or 1 877 990-9903
- Motel Castille (418) 275-0771 or 1 877 275-0708
- L’Abri gîte (B&B) (418) 275-1930