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Best Hiking Trails near Mont Orford

Located in Eastern Townships. about 90 minutes from Montreal, the area around Mont Orford is a beautiful location for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. There are several peaks to summit, many beautiful lakes, and more than twenty trails of all sorts of difficulty levels to keep you busy while in the region. To help you plan your outdoor adventure, we put together this guide on the Best Hiking Trails near Mont Orford, focusing on those we believe best maximize the effort-to-reward...

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10 of the Best Hiking Trails in Eastern Townships (Estrie Region)

The Eastern Townships region of southern Québec (known as the Estrie Region or Les Cantons de l’Est in French) is synonymous with many things. It’s home to several charming small towns and villages, like Knoltown and Magog, it’s where you’ll find the only wine Route in Québec (with over 20 vineyards spread out across the region) but it’s also a land filled with a beautiful patchwork of rolling hills interspersed with taller peaks and scenic lakes, making an ideal area...

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The Mont Mégantic Summit Trail (Observatory) – A Winter Hiking Guide

Known for its dark skies and the astronomical observatory at its summit, the Mont Mégantic (and the national park that bears its name) is a fantastic hiking destination, one that we particularly enjoy in winter when the mountain forests turn into a frozen winter wonderland. Of the several fantastic trails that the park has to offer, the trail leading to Mont Mégantic’s summit is probably our favorite. As if the surrounding winter scenery wasn’t beautiful enough, coming across the observatory...

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Best Winter Hiking Trails in Mont Mégantic National Park

Mont Megantic National Park in southeastern Quebec is a special place for outdoor enthusiasts. It’s fairly remote, has beautiful mountain scenery in all seasons but particularly in winter, is part of the first international dark sky reserve, and is home to the Mont Mégantic Astronomical Observatory. When visiting the park, there are several trails to choose from, including one that takes you right next to the observatory. This is definitely one of our favorite areas in Québec to enjoy some...

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Sutton’s Round Top and Lac Spruce – A Winter Hiking Guide

Mont Sutton is often regarded as one of the best skiing resorts in eastern Quebec, but it’s not just a winter paradise for avid skiers. The area is also renowned for some beautiful winter hiking trails. Two of the most popular attractions for hikers are the Round Top (Sutton’s most famous summit) and Lac Spruce (a beautiful frozen lake landscape come winter). Although you can see both attractions independently, because they share a large portion of the same trail you...

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Best winter hiking trails near Sutton

One of our favorite areas to do some winter hiking is the Sutton region of the beautiful Eastern Townships, roughly 90 minutes from Montreal. Though Sutton is primarily known for its downhill skiing resort, there are several great winter hiking trails in the Parc d’Environnement Naturel de Sutton (P.E.N.S), including the famous Round Top trail. Below we present our guide to some of the best winter hiking trails in the Sutton area, focusing on those that we believe best maximize...