Cycling Montreal to Ottawa
This Canadian bicycle route is designed for 30-50 km rides , enjoying Quebec's dedicated bike paths in the area from Montreal to Ottawa. Assumptions are that a vehicle is available so that on some days you may drive to your destination, or may have vehicle assistance available at the end of the ride. Cue sheets and maps available on the Bike New England Tours disk $20, or online access $15
Sunday, Day 1: You'll fly to the Montreal airport. Two large inns in Montral participate in the "Bienvenue cyclists" network: Hotel Pomerol 819 boul. de Maisonneuve Est, (800)361-6896 ; and Hotel St-Dennis 1254, RUE ST-DENIS, (800) 291-5927
Monday
Day 2, Montreal's canals: Ride from the hotel today, taking
the bike path along the Lachine Canal. The return is along the Piste
Cyclable des Berges on the southern Shore. The distance is approximately
32 km (20 miles). When you reach the Champlain bridge, you have
the option to ride across to the other side of the St. Lawrence,
crossing Isle des Souers. A bike path takes you to Isle Notre Dame,
and your return downtown on the bike lane on the Victoria bridge,
for about 40 km of cycling. Spend a second night in Montreal.
Tuesday
Day 3: The Soulange canal bike path. Depart Montreal today, driving
west 45 km to Pont des Cascades, where you'll bike on the paved
Soulange Canal
Bikeway to Coteaux continuing through St-Zotique to Cornwall as
a bike lane for up to 50 km. You'll pass by quite a few abandoned locks,
as well as the National Historic Site at Coteau du Lac. (At Les Cedres
you have the option to cross the river on a unique cycle ferry to the
Regional Park du St Timothee on Isle de Salisbury). After the ride ,
drive to charming
Hudson on the Ontario River, where you'll stay the next two evenings
at the Auberge
Willow Place in Hudson.
Wednesday, Day 4: Beauharnois-Salaberry Trail Today from Hudson back to Les Coteaux, which you went through on the Soulange Canal Trail. Cross Lac Saint-Francois to Grande-Ile on Rt. 201 or the bike bridge from the Solanges Trail. here you pick up the Beauharnois-Salaberry Cycling Trail , which follows the south side of Grande-Ile to Melocheville. You may cross here to Beauharnois, and continue on the trail heading back along the other side, for a total of 50 km. .
Thursday,
Day 5: Parc d' Oka and La Vagabonde Bike Path Today we'll cross
the Otawa River on the
Hudson-Oka ferry. We ride through
Parc d'
Oka, and continue on the
La Vagabonde
bicycle trail which parallels the Ottawa River heading back toward Montreal.
We'll reverse course, possibly taking local roads back to the Ferry
in Oka. Since this is an out and back ride, distances are up to you,
with many enjoyable stops along the way. We spend a second evening at
the inn in Hudson. Index
of all Quebec cycling trails.
Friday, Day 6: Hudson-Carillon loop Today we ride 30 km west from Hudson on local roads to Pointe-Fortune, which is on the Quebec-Ontario line. We take the ferry across to the other side of the Ottawa River to Carillon, and ride back on La Route Verte 1 east, returning to Hudson at the Oka ferry for a total distance of 60 km (38 miles) of very flat cycling.
Saturday, Day 7: Ottawa River Bike Path. Today we depart our inn and drive from Hudson to Rosslyn, Ottawa , where you cycle west on the Ottawa River bike path, continuing 31 km to the Rockcliffe Parkway. You can be picked up here for a drive intodowntown Ottawa . A couple of inns arethe Byward Blue Inn in the popular Byward Market area of downtown Ottawa at157 Clarence Street, not far from the Alexandra Bridge, and Gasthaus Switzerland .
Sunday,
Day 8: Cycling in Ottawa In Ottawa, several major roads are closed
to motorists on Sunday mornings for
"Sunday Bikedays".
Take advantage of this in the morning to ride west on the Ottawa River
Parkway for a 16 km loop, crossing to the Gatineau Park area at the
Champlain Bridge and returning downtown on the Alexandra bridge. After
lunch, continue on the
Rideau Canal Bikeway, a 25 km (16) mile loop on both sides of the
canal. You may also ride south on the western side of the canal, and
return north into Ottawa on the Rideau River bike path. We stay a second
night in Ottawa..
Monday, Day 9: In the
morning plan to depart the hotel for the Ottawa airport, and farewells
Option : P'Tit Train Du Nord and Laurentians
Friday
Day 6: P'Tit Train Du Nord south. In the morning, depart Hudson
and drive 2 hrs. through the
Laurentides to
Lac Nominique, about 200 km northwest of Montreal, where you you may
stay at
Auberge
Chez Ignace Auberge du Passant. Your final two days of cycling will
be from this inn on the paved section of
P'tit Train du Nord,
the 200 km cycling trail that goes St- Jerome to Mont-Laurier QC. After
arriving, ride south to Labelle and back, with several km along the
lake and mountain streams, with the option of continuing on the stone
dust section of the trail to popular Ville de Mont Tremont.
Saturday, Day 7: P'tit Train du Nord north. Today's ride takes you north on le P'tit Train du Nord, 18 km to Lac-Saguay, then reversing and returning to from there to Lac Nomininque, following the Riviere-Saguay much of the time.
Sunday, Day 8. In the morning drive 120 km to Trudeau International Airport in Montreal for farewells
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