Bike excursion 6 days / 256 km
Level of difficulty : Easy to medium
Day 1 : Departure from Alma to Sainte-Monique
Circuit distance : 51 km between the two communities
Parking :
- Isle-Maligne departure parking, corner of the intersection av. du Pont Nord et rue Ste-Cécile, paved and free
- Tourist complexe Dam-en-Terre, 1385, ch. de la Marina, Not paved and watched($)
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
- Dam-En-Terre Tourist Complex
- L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs Theme Park
- Maligneau II ferry
- Pointe-Taillon National Wildlife Park
- La fromagère Mistouk
- Le fin berger
Trail Surface Types :
- Paved
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway Types de chaussées à parcourir :
- Compacted rock powder (In the National wildlife Parc de la Pointe-Taillon)
Lodging :
- Gîte Fleu-ri (B&B) (418) 347-2315
- Gîte le petit hôtel (B&B) (418) 347-1433 or 1 866 347-1433
Day 2 : From Ste-Monique to Dolbeau-Mistassini
Circuit distance : 49 km between the two municipalities
Suggestions de visites ou d’activités possibles dans le secteur :
- Péribonka ferry ($)
- Louis-Hémon Museum of Péribonka
- Moulin des Pionniers de la Doré (Pioneers’ Mill )
- La Magie du Sous-Bois / Under Wood Magic (1 1/2 hours)
- Mistassini River and Chute des Pères (Father Falls)
- Bleuetière bleuets Mistassini
Trail surface types :
- Paved
- Gravel
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
Lodging :
- Auberge la Diligence Inn (418) 276-6544 or 1 800 361-6162
- Môtel Chute des Pères (418)-276-1492
- Gîte de la Providence (B&B) (418) 276-6766
Day 3 : From Dolbeau-Mistassini to Albanel
Circuit distance : 21 km between the two municipalities
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
Trail surface types :
- Paved
- Gravel
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
Lodging :
- Camping municipal of Albanel (418) 279-5250
- Gîte Domaine des Oiseaux (B&B) (418) 279-4543
Day 4 : From Albanel to Saint-Félicien
Circuit distance: 36 km between the two communities
Visits or activities possible for this sector:
- Les Jardins de Normandin Gardens
- Fromagerie la Normandinoise
- Chute à l’Ours de Normandin (Bear Falls)
- Moulin des Pionniers de la Doré (Pioneers’ Mill )
- "Wild" Zoo, Saint-Félicien (visits can be put off until the next day’s return to Chambord)
Trail Surface Types :
Lodging :
- Auberge 4 saisons (Inn) (418) 679-0694 or 1 866 679-0694
- Auberge des berges (Inn) (418) 679-3346 or 1 877 697-3346
- Hôtel du Jardin (418) 679-8422 or 1 800 463-4927
Day 5 : From Saint-Félicien to Chambord
Distance à parcourir : 50 km between the two communities
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
- "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
- Gravel
- Paved shoulder
- Designated roadway
Lodging :
- Camping Chambord Campground (418) 342-6984
- Gîte au lac Hécô (418) 342-6938 or 1 877 259-9561
- Val-Jalbert historical village 1 888 675-3132
Day 6 : From Chambord to Alma
Circuit distance : 51 km between the two communities
Visits or activities possible for this sector :
- 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
- Paved shoulder
- 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
