Bike path after bike path all the way back to our starting point.
What a finale to our bike adventure in Canada! Bike path after bike path all the way back to where we started in Boucherville, outside Montreal.
Continue reading “Day 10 biking in Quebec: A quick 23 miles to close the loop, plus extra tips”Another great day on the Route Verte. Even with all that climbing.
In some ways this was our toughest day. Not only was it the most mileage but we climbed about 3,000 feet. And two-thirds of it was in the first 28 miles.
Continue reading “Day 9 in Quebec: A bike highway for part of our 73-mile day”Why can’t we have lots of long-distance trail networks like the Route Verte?
This was a day for gravel riders: ups and downs, curves and swooshes, through the woods and along a lake.
Continue reading “Day 8 of our Quebec adventure: 43 miles to a lake in North Hatley”The bicycle adventure on the Route Verte continues.
This was a no-drama day — part of the beauty of cycling on Quebec’s Route Verte and its network of well-signed long-distance trails.
Continue reading “Day 7 of biking in Quebec: 47 miles on an amenity-filled rail-trail, then up a hill to a campground with a hotel”Oh that suspension bridge high above a dramatic waterfall!
Here’s to trail angels, the kind who pop up and guide you for a few miles through the suburban jungle, over highways and the twists and turns of neighborhood streets.
Continue reading “Day 6 of our Canada adventure: 55 miles from Quebec City to Plessisville”The coolest summer hangout ever plus an abundance of French pastries.
Is this the coolest summer hangout or what? Feet dangling in cool water while you eat, drink and chat at a table or while sitting on an Adirondack chair?
Continue reading “Day 5: Adventures on and (mostly) off the bike in Quebec City”Believe the weather forecast!
We hit the bad version of the bike trifecta today: rain, headwinds and heavier traffic, especially more trucks.
And the route no longer is pancake flat.
Continue reading “A soggy day 4 of our Route Verte adventure gets us to the heart of Old Quebec City”Strawberries, ice cream and a detour.
This was a tough day for our group of five cyclists. Hot. Little shade. And the last thing we wanted: a 10-mile detour.
Continue reading “Day 3 of biking in Quebec: 51 miles along Route Verte 5 to Portneuf”We biked from Boucherville to Sorel-Tracy on the Route Verte.
This was the start of a 10-day bike trip on Quebec’s fabulous Route Verte, and the tailwind gods were with us all the way.
Continue reading “A Montreal-Quebec City loop adventure begins: An easy 41 miles on day 1”I need your sightseeing tips for this bike ride on the Route Verte.
Five of us will be biking along the Route Verte from outside Montreal to Quebec City along the St. Lawrence, then inland via Magog back to the start.
Continue reading “I’m planning a loop bike ride from Montreal to Quebec City and back — must-sees and must-eats?”
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