Appalaches Regional Park

The Parc régional des Appalaches (in English: Appalaches Regional Park) is a regional park located in Montmagny Regional County Municipality in the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, Canada. This park includes lakes, forests, rivers, marshes, peat bogs and mountains.

Appalaches Regional Park
Rivière Noire Nord-Ouest dans le parc.
Map showing the location of Appalaches Regional Park
Map showing the location of Appalaches Regional Park
LocationCanada, Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Nearest cityMontmagny
Coordinates46.74305°N 70.10278°W / 46.74305; -70.10278[1]
Created1997
Named forThe ranges of mountains where it is located
AdministratorPARC RÉGIONAL DES APPALACHES
www.parcappalaches.com

Mission

The "Parc régional des Appalaches" is a non-profit organization registered on 10 January 1997 at Registre des entreprises du Québec and its head-office is at Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard.[2]

Toponymy

The toponym "Parc régional des Appalaches" derives from the mountain range where it is located. [3]

The toponym "Parc régional des Appalaches" was registered as of 28 September 2004 at the "Banque de noms de lieux" of Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]

Activities

Created in 1997, in the heart of the Appalachian forest, the Appalachian Park is made up of many natural sites where we find eskers, waterfalls, peat bogs, lakes, rivers, mountains, the highest of which is the Grande Coulée Mountain (853 metres (2,799 ft)), Sugar Loaf Mountain (650 metres (2,130 ft)) and Talon Lake mountain (580 metres (1,900 ft)). You will therefore find hiking trails, cycle paths and a canoe route in the summer season. In winter, snowshoeing and snow scooters are practiced on several trails in the Park. All the trails are adorned with sidewalks, stairs, walkways, gazebos and shelters, as well as resort infrastructure such as rustic or serviced campsites and shelters.[5]

For their accommodation in the park, visitors can choose from a network of campsites, huts and cabins.[5]

The network of hiking trails allows to be in contact with the wild nature and to view panoramas of lakes, rivers and mountains. Trails allow you to climb Mount Sugard Loaf and Montagne Grande Coulée, to their respective summit. Around thirty arched or suspended footbridges have been fitted out on the hiking trails to span rivers or bodies of water.[5]

Footpaths

The park has a network of 140 km of hiking trails.[5]

NumberNameLengthSector
1Lac-Talon Trail6 kilometres (3.7 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
2Érablière trail2 kilometres (1.2 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
3Chutes-du-Ruisseau-des-Cèdres Trail3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
4Petit-Lac-des-Vases trail4 kilometres (2.5 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
5Chutes-de-la-Devost Trail2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
6Portage Trail2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
7Moose Trail16 kilometres (9.9 mi)Grande-Coulée Mountain
8Path of the Walls2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
9Hill Path3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)Lac Carré
10Pont-Brûlé trail6 kilometres (3.7 mi)Sugar Loaf Mountain
11Sentier du Garde-Feu3 kilometres (1.9 mi)Sugar Loaf Mountain
12Le Beauregard Trail6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi)Sugar Loaf Mountain
14Beaver Trail6 kilometres (3.7 mi)Sugar Loaf Mountain
15Le Trappeur Trail4 kilometres (2.5 mi)Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
16Le Frontalier Trail4 kilometres (2.5 mi)Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
17Peatland Trail5 kilometres (3.1 mi)Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
18Le Petit-Maine Trail16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi)Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
19Ghost Trail3 kilometres (1.9 mi)Grande-Coulée Mountain
20 *Abris-sous-Roches trail1 kilometre (0.62 mi)Grande-Coulée Mountain
21 *Le Lien Trail2 kilometres (1.2 mi)Grande-Coulée Mountain
22Le Serpentin Trail1 kilometre (0.62 mi)Grande-Coulée Mountain
23Le Raccourci Trail1 kilometre (0.62 mi)Sugar Loaf Mountain
24 *The Return Trail2 kilometres (1.2 mi)Grande-Coulée Mountain
25Cabourons trail0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
26Le Pêcheur Trail2 kilometres (1.2 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
27Eskers Trail4 kilometres (2.5 mi)Grande-Coulée Mountain
28Le Parcours-des-Caps trail4 kilometres (2.5 mi)Saint-Fabien hiking trails
44 *Le Merisier Trail5 kilometres (3.1 mi)The Grouse Garden
46 *Le Bûché trail4 kilometres (2.5 mi)The Grouse Garden
48 *Le Geai-Gris Trail48 kilometres (30 mi)The Grouse Garden
Cascades-de-la-Loutre Trail2 kilometres (1.2 mi)Waterfalls of the Otter
Le Défricheur Trail9 kilometres (5.6 mi)Sugar Loaf Mountain
Montagne-du-Lac trail3 kilometres (1.9 mi)Lake Mountain

* Winter trail only

Notes and references

  1. "Parc régional des Appalaches". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Registre des entreprises du Québec - Parc régional des Appalaches
  3. Source: Commission de toponymie du Québec. Names and places of Quebec: illustrated dictionary, Quebec, Les Publications du Quebec, 2006, 925 p.
  4. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque de noms de lieux.
  5. Official website of Appalaches Regional Park
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