Itinerary
Duration:
4 days, 3 nights
Distance:
261km
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Accommodation:
Tourist residence, B&Bs and inns
Starting at $ 447.00 plus taxes in double occuptaion
Start off your trip by heading towards Péribonka where you will stay in a charming 3-star B&B. On your way there, you’ll find Alma’s history museum
L’Odyssée
des
Bâtisseurs
and the must-see Pointe-Taillon National Park where you can enjoy beautiful beaches and go for a swim in the vast Lac St-Jean.
On your second day, you’re on your way to blueberry country! While biking from Péribonka to Normandin, you’ll pass many blueberry fields, as well as the Louis-Hémon Museum and the historical site of the
Vieux Moulin
(Old Mill). Be sure to stop in Dolbeau-Mistassini to treat your taste buds to the
Pères
Trappistes
’
delicious chocolates made at Mistassini’s monastery and savour a tasty local beer at the microbrewery
Le Coureur des Bois
.
Upon reaching your destination, you will stay in a 3-star B&B
.
Pedal your way to Saint-Félicien during your third day, where you can spend a good part of it at the renowned
Zoo
Sauvage
de Saint-Félicien
(Saint-Félicien Wildlife Zoo). Be sure to also stop by Saint-Prime’s cheese dairy,
Fromagerie Perron
,
and the
Musée
amérindien
de Mashteuiatsh
(Mashteuiatsh’s indigenous museum) before reaching your 3-star B&B.
For your last day, experience life in the 1920s at Val-Jalbert’s historical village. The last stretch begins with a ride along Métabetchouan’s beaches, leading to thirst-quenching and tasty pit stops in Saint-Gédéon at the microbrewery
Microbrasserie du Lac Saint-Jean
and the cheese dairy
Fromagerie
Médard
. Finally, it’s back to Alma as you attack the last stretch and complete your tour of the lake.