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°44′35″N 70°06′10″W / 46.74305°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

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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

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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

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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

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

Number Name Length Sector
1 Lac-Talon Trail 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
2 Érablière trail 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
3 Chutes-du-Ruisseau-des-Cèdres Trail 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
4 Petit-Lac-des-Vases trail 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
5 Chutes-de-la-Devost Trail 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
6 Portage Trail 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
7 Moose Trail 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) Grande-Coulée Mountain
8 Path of the Walls 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
9 Hill Path 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) Lac Carré
10 Pont-Brûlé trail 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) Sugar Loaf Mountain
11 Sentier du Garde-Feu 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) Sugar Loaf Mountain
12 Le Beauregard Trail 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) Sugar Loaf Mountain
14 Beaver Trail 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) Sugar Loaf Mountain
15 Le Trappeur Trail 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
16 Le Frontalier Trail 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
17 Peatland Trail 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
18 Le Petit-Maine Trail 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) Peat bogs of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
19 Ghost Trail 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) Grande-Coulée Mountain
20 * Abris-sous-Roches trail 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) Grande-Coulée Mountain
21 * Le Lien Trail 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) Grande-Coulée Mountain
22 Le Serpentin Trail 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) Grande-Coulée Mountain
23 Le Raccourci Trail 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) Sugar Loaf Mountain
24 * The Return Trail 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) Grande-Coulée Mountain
25 Cabourons trail 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
26 Le Pêcheur Trail 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
27 Eskers Trail 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Grande-Coulée Mountain
28 Le Parcours-des-Caps trail 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Saint-Fabien hiking trails
44 * Le Merisier Trail 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) The Grouse Garden
46 * Le Bûché trail 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) The Grouse Garden
48 * Le Geai-Gris Trail 48 kilometres (30 mi) The Grouse Garden
Cascades-de-la-Loutre Trail 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) Waterfalls of the Otter
Le Défricheur Trail 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) Sugar Loaf Mountain
Montagne-du-Lac trail 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) Lake Mountain

* Winter trail only

Notes and references

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  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. ^ a b c d Official website of Appalaches Regional Park
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