Self-Guided Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie Snowmobile Tour
Total Eastern Quebec Distance: 1,710 kilometres in 6 days of riding
For complete details, check out tour article: Snowmobile Quebec Maritime. Download PDF of itinerary.
Notes: TQ = Trans Quebec; RT = Regional Trail; LT = Local Trail. Days 2, 3 and part of 4 (morning) and 7 (afternoon) use Bas-Saint-Laurent map; Days 4 (afternoon), 5, 6 and 7 (morning) use Gaspésie map.#QuebecOriginal#quebecmaritime #madaboutsledding
Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie Snowmobile Tour Itinerary
Bas-Saint-Laurent Day One
Trailer 920 km from Toronto to Riviere-du-Loup (drive time from Greater Toronto Area: about 11 hours) Where To Stay: Hotel Universel – Located on Highway 20 at Exit 503 and right on Regional Trail 526.
Bas-Saint-Laurent Day Two
Ride 300 km day trip from Rivière-du-Loup and back on Kamouraska Loop via RT526, TQ85, TQ5, RT553, TQ35, RT526, TQ85, RT544, RT565, TQ5, TQ85, RT526. Fuel: Saint-Bruno, Mont Carmel, Rivière-du-Loup. Lunch: Clubhouse at junction of TQ35 and RT526. Where To Stay: Hotel Universel
Bas-Saint-Laurent Day Three
Ride 332 km day trip from Rivière-du-Loup and back on Témiscouata Loop via RT526, TQ85, RT544, TQ35, RT548, TQ35, RT569, RT548, TQ85, RT526. Fuel: Cabano, Squatec, Rivière-du-Loup. Lunch: Squatec Where To Stay: Hotel Universel
Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie Day Four
Ride 277 km on south trails of Monts-Notre-Dame Loop from Rivière-du-Loup to Saint-Gabriel de Rimouski via RT526, TQ85, RT567, TQ5, RT571, RT548, RT546, TQ5, RT578, RT579. Fuel & Lunch: Squatec. Where To Stay: Domaine Valga – Easy to find off Regional Trail 579 (about mid-way between Rimouski and Mont Joli).
Gaspésie Day Five
Ride 256 km from Saint-Gabriel de Rimouski to Point-à-la-Croix via RT579, RT587n, TQ5, TQ587s, TQ5. Fuel: Les Hauteurs, Albertville, Saint-Francois-d’Assise, Point-à-la-Croix. Lunch: Albertville. Where To Stay: Restaurant-Motel Interprovincial – Located just off Trans Quebec Trail 5 (turn south across railway tracks), there’s also well marked gas about 2 klicks west of the motel.
Gaspésie Day Six
Ride 240 km from Point-à-la-Croix to Matane via TQ5. Fuel: Caupuscal, Matane. Lunch: Amqui. Where To Stay: Riotel Matane – Located on the east side of town right on the shore of the St. Lawrence River just off Trans Quebec Trail 5.
Gaspésie/Bas-Saint-Laurent Day Seven
Ride 305 km on north trail of Monts-Notre-Dame Loop from Matane to Rivière-du-Loup via TQ5, TQ85, RT526. Fuel: Saint-Eugène, Rivière-du-Loup. Lunch: Clubhouse on TQ5 west of Saint-Eugène. Where To Stay: Hotel Universel
Bas-Saint-Laurent Day Eight
Trailer home.
Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie Who To Contact
Tourisme Quebec Maritime; Tourisme Quebec; FCMQ (for permits and trail info)
Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie Maps Needed
Bas-Saint-Laurent; Gaspésie
Riders should reconfirm the routes and services mentioned in this article as they may have changed since publication.