Self Guided Saguenay Lac St Jean Snowmobile Day Loops
Total Northeastern Quebec Distance – 1,011 kilometres
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Saguenay Lac St Jean Snowmobile Tour Itinerary
Note: TQ = Trans Quebec; RT = Regional Trail; LT = Local Trail
Where We Stayed
Delta Saguenay Hotel. The Delta Saguenay Hotel is centrally located on the south side of the Saguenay Fiord near several major trail intersections, making it a great staging hotel for multiple day rides of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
1st Day
Trailer 930 km from Toronto to Saguenay
2nd Day
We rode 220 km eastern loop along the south side of the fiord via TQ83, RT383 & TQ83. Fuel: Saint-Félix-d’Otis. Shorter Options: Ride 186 km via TQ83, RT383, LT22 & TQ83 or 152 km via TQ83, RT383, LT21 & TQ83. Longer Option: Ride 295 km via TQ83, RT383, TQ83, LT301, RT383 & TQ83
3rd Day
Due to day long blizzard, we only rode 175 km of planned western loop east of the lake via RT383, TQ23 (to Alma), TQ23 south to TQ83 back to hotel. Lunch: Alma, Fuel: Hébertville. Intended Ride – 291 km western loop south of the lake via TQ83, RT383, RT368, TQ23, TQ83, LT602, LT601, LT603, TQ83, TQ23, RT383, TQ83.
4th Day
We rode 240-km northeastern Monts Valin loop via TQ83, RT367, LT134, TQ93, LT267, LT477, LT476, RT328, TQ93, RT367, TQ83. Fuel: Relais Le Valinouet, Relais Onatchiway. Lunch: Relais Onatchiway. Longer Option: 270 km via TQ83, RT367, LT134, TQ93, LT267, LT477, LT484, LT482, RT367, TQ83.
5th Day
We rode 290 km northwestern loop north of the lake via TQ83, RT383, TQ23, TQ93, LT900, LT902, RT367, TQ83. Fuel & lunch: Saint-Ludger-de-Milot.
6th Day
We trailered to Relais Le Valinouet (1 hr from hotel – #25 on the 2015 Trail Guide) and rode 240 km Monts-Valin East to visit the five Summits via TQ93, LT264, LT262, TQ93, LT251, LT252, TQ93. Fuel & lunch: Relais La-Chapelle
7th Day
Trailer home
Saguenay Lac St Jean Snowmobile Fast Facts
Who To Contact
- Tourisme Quebec
- Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- FCMQ (for permits and trail info)
Maps Needed
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Riders should reconfirm the routes and services mentioned in this article as they may have changed since publication.