Self Guided Monts Valin Snowmobile Tour Itinerary
Total Northeastern Quebec Distance – 1,173 kilometres
For complete details, check out my Early and Late Monts Valin article. Download PDF of itinerary.
Notes: Toll free phone numbers are included only when they connect directly to the hotel (as opposed to an off site reservation system). TQ = Trans Quebec; RT = Regional Trail; LT = Local Trail. Trails or services may change from the time of my tour; please reconfirm info by using the contacts provided before departing.
Monts Valin Snowmobile Tour Itinerary
1st Day
Trailer to Saint-David-de-Falardeau (drive time from Greater Toronto Area: approx. 12 hours) Where To Stay: Auberge Carcajou – Direct trail access off RT 328. Fuel at Saint-David to the west or Passion Quebec east on TQ 93.
2nd Day
Ride Monts Valins Est. 250 km via RT 328 east/TQ 93 east as far as Pic des Monts Sainte-Marguerite (one of 5 summits). Fuel: Relais Passion Quebec, Relais La Chappelle. Lunch: Relais La Chappelle. Where To Stay: Auberge Carcajou.
3rd Day
Ride from Auberge Carcajouto Lamarche. 177 km via RT 328 west/RT 367 west, then local loop RT 367 west along Péribonka River and local trails to Bégin and Lamarche. Fuel: Lamarche. Lunch: Relais Scoobyraid (excellent sugar pie and carrot cake!) Where To Stay: Brise du Lac Tchitogama.
4th Day
Ride from loop from Brise du Lac Tchitogama. 268 km via RT 367 west/LT to Saint-Ludger-de-Milot/TQ 93 west/ RT 367 east/TQ 93 east/RT 367 north. Fuel: Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc, Lamarche. Lunch: Relais Vauvert. Where To Stay: Brise du Lac Tchitogama.
5th Day
Ride from Lamarche to Sainte-Rose-du-Nord. 210 km via RT 367 west/LT 484 north/LT 477 east/LT 267 east/ TQ 93 west/LT 264 south/RT 328 east. Fuel: Relais Onatchiway, Relais Restaurant La Jonction. Lunch: Relais Onatchiway. Where To Stay: Pourvoirie Cap au Leste – Fuel on RT 328 before you arrive at Relais Restaurant La Jonction.
6th Day
Ride from Cap au Leste to Auberge Carcajou. 210 km via RT 328 west/LT264 north/ LT 262 east/ TQ 93 east/LT 251 north/ LT 252/TQ 93 west/LT 267 north/LT 472 west/LT 476 south/RT 328 east. Where To Stay: Auberge Carcajou.
7th Day
Trailer home.
Monts Valin Fast Facts
Who To Contact
- Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean
- Tourisme Quebec
- FCMQ (for maps, permits and trail info)
Maps Needed
- Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean
- Club de motoneige Caribou-Conscrits
Riders should reconfirm the routes and services mentioned in this article as they may have changed since publication.