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Grands-Jardins National Park – Best Trails and Winter Hiking Guide

Grands-Jardins National Park is one of our favorite winter hiking destinations in the province of Québec. Located in the picturesque region of Charlevoix, the park’s scenery and mountain landscapes as seen from atop the peaks in the park are simply stunning, particularly during winter. To help you discover this beautiful area and some of the best trails, we put together this Best Trails and Winter Hiking Guide for Best Trails and Winter Hiking Guide. Disclosure: This page (Grands-Jardins National Park...

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Best Things to See and Do in Baie-Saint-Paul (Charlevoix)

One of many charming small towns nestled in the picturesque Charlevoix region of Québec, Baie-Saint-Paul is undoubtedly the most charming of them all. Located just an hour north of Québec City, this quaint town of 7,000 inhabitants is more than worthy of a stop, if not an overnight stay, during your time in Charlevoix. Although Baie St-Paul offers its unique charm year-round as an artists’ town with a rich cultural scene, we find that it becomes particularly wonderful and appealing...

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Mont-du-Lac-des-Cygnes – A Winter Hiking Guide

Mont-du-Lac-des-Cygnes is one of Grands-Jardin National Park‘s most popular trails – and with good reason. Although it is a moderately challenging hike, it will provide you with a great bang for your buck, as the work-to-reward ratio of this trail is hard to beat. The views from the summit a simply stunning, where you’ll enjoy 360-degree views of the surrounding mountains and glacier-carved valleys. Below we present our Winter Hiking Guide for the Mont-du-Lac-des-Cygnes trail, which we hope will help...

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Mont du Dome – A Winter Hiking Guide

The Mont du Dome trail, whose summit of the same name peaks at 960m, is one of our favorite trails in the Charlevoix region of Quebec. It’s a fun trail to do, particularly in winter, providing you with stunning views of the surrounding mountains and the glacier-carved valleys below without having to exert yourself too much – though there are some steeper sections with some light scrambling required, the overall elevation gain and the distance covered are very manageable. Its...

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Best winter hiking trails near Baie-Saint-Paul (Charlevoix)

If you are an outdoor enthusiast, love the winter hiking season, and plan on staying near the Baie-Saint-Paul area in Charlevoix, you’ll be very happy to know that there are some beautiful hiking trails nearby, all of which can be reached within a 30-minute drive from Baie-Saint-Paul. Below we present our guide to the Best winter hiking trails near Baie-Saint-Paul, with a focus on trails that we believe best maximize the effort-to-reward ratio. Although most of the trails we present are...