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Mont Saint-Bruno National Park – Hiking Guide

Though Mont Saint-Bruno is primarily known for its ski facility and ski school (which happens to be the largest ski school in Canada with over 500 instructors), the mountain is also home to the Mont Saint-Bruno National Park, which is one of our favorite National Parks near Montreal. The park is filled with a network of hiking and walking trails and several scenic lakes, many of which are adorned with floating wooden platforms to enjoy the scenery. So to help...

The Best Places to See Fall Colors in Montreal

Montreal is known for going through four proper seasons, including hot & humid summers, cold & harsh winters, and a lovely & colorful autumn season. Definitely one of the most pleasant seasons to explore the city is autumn, so we put together this guide on The Best Places to See Fall Colors in Montreal to help find some great spots from which you can enjoy the colorful scenery. Although the exact timing of the peak colours does change from year...

10 of the Best Hiking Trails Near Montreal

Although Quebec isn’t blessed with the tall peaks of western Canada, there are nonetheless many areas in the province where the mountain scenery is still quite spectacular and, fortunately for Montrealers and visitors to the city, there are several great hiking trails not too distant from the city. To help you plan your next outdoor adventure, we put together this guide on the Best Hiking Trails Near Montreal, with a focus on those that we believe best maximize the effort-to-reward...

Best National Parks for Hiking Near Montreal

Although Montreal isn’t particularly known as a prime hiking destination, fortunately for outdoor enthusiasts it’s still relatively close to several fun National Parks, offering both residents and visitors a wide and varied range of beautiful parks, both in terms of the nature scenery and in terms of difficulty of the hiking trails. On average, there tends to be a distance-difficulty gradient: the further out you go from Montreal, the more difficult the trails tend to get because of the higher...