Quebec. Canadá. Et. 15. Véloroute des Bleuets-Route du Fjord. Val Jalbert-Saguenay Jonquière. 21-AGO-15
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 58.96 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,512 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,411 ft
- Max elevation
- 617 ft
- TrailRank
- 39
- Min elevation
- 324 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2076
- Uploaded
- September 18, 2015
- Recorded
- August 2015
near Val-Jalbert, Quebec (Canada)
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From the Val Jalbert campsite we start the stage in the East direction, towards the town of Chambord, alternating stretches of cycle track and road with shoulder, then the village of Desbiens and then Metabetchouan; before arriving at the village we leave the Véloroute des Bleuets that continues towards Alma. We follow the track towards Hébertville according to the indications of three signs: the route verte 8, the Sentier Kapakatan and the Véloroute du Fjord du Saguenay. Once the lake is left behind, the track goes through large agricultural landscapes of great skies. (In Hébertville they kindly invited us to some bottles of cold water in the information center where we went to ask for the track to continue.)
Then we follow the track of Kapakatan, sometimes the shoulder of the road, passing by barns and nineteenth century houses in perfect operation that are part of the patrimonial circuit coinciding also with route 8, bordering other calm lakes such as Kénogami and we arrived at Saguenay Jonquière where rain advised to finish the stage.
The data of the gps: 95 km; total climb 788; descent 753; 8.45 h.
This stage is part of a tour of the province of Quebec, Canada, during 20 days of pedaling (there are 21 stages because one is divided into two) and seven more without the bike. As the distances in this giant country are so huge we are dedicated only to know something of four regions: 1, Laurentides and Outaouais; 2, Cantons de l'Est; 3, Saguenay-Lac Saint Jean and 4, Chaudière-Appalaches. In each of them we saw a small part, just to get an idea of what is and continue at another time. There are more cultivated areas and others more wild, thousands of uncountable lakes and fast flowing rivers, vast forests and endless plains, sharp bell towers in each town, old train routes and secondary roads with little traffic and cycle roads.
Whenever we could, we followed the routes that mark the routeverte.com network: a website where distances can be calculated and itineraries traced. Many times the routes indicated in the route verte are no more than the shoulder of a quiet road; another is an old railway layout equipped with information and supplies in the old halls and sometimes enough cyclists who do some stage. People are always very friendly and warmly welcome travelers. They are very happy that there are Spaniards pedaling in such distant places and they always ask with interest or know a phrase in our language.
Some small damage that we had was resolved immediately in cyclist repair shops. They serve you instantly and at very moderate prices.
In addition to the page quoted, there is a lot of information on pistescyclables.ca and in a network of accommodations called bienvenue cyclistes throughout Québec.
Almost all stages have very smooth profiles with little unevenness, but there are continuous ups and downs and some steep ramps with loaded saddlebags are noted.
We had mountain bikes, one of 26 and another of 29, with low-relief tires, wheels (35 and 38 mm), but despite having sections in which the track is dirt, are enough bikes with covers of 28 or 30 mm, which is what leads the vast majority of cyclists we saw. All those who came with saddlebags were carrying those road or hybrid aluminum bikes that they now call large-scale or cross-cycle bikes.
We had to use some buses to connect some regions with others and in all the transport companies they charge you for taking the bike and they force you to pack it in a cardboard box that they sell to you, sometimes dismantling pedals and handlebars; other companies do not force the box, you put the bike without dismantling anything in a simple plastic bag that you are supplied and charged. The buses are not cheap and with the bikes and their transport you can leave a trip from Quebec to Montreal, 300 km, for 50 Canadian dollars.
It is a great trip that gives rise to know in more detail some of the regions that we toured or that we passed nearby. It will be notified in successive years.
Then we follow the track of Kapakatan, sometimes the shoulder of the road, passing by barns and nineteenth century houses in perfect operation that are part of the patrimonial circuit coinciding also with route 8, bordering other calm lakes such as Kénogami and we arrived at Saguenay Jonquière where rain advised to finish the stage.
The data of the gps: 95 km; total climb 788; descent 753; 8.45 h.
This stage is part of a tour of the province of Quebec, Canada, during 20 days of pedaling (there are 21 stages because one is divided into two) and seven more without the bike. As the distances in this giant country are so huge we are dedicated only to know something of four regions: 1, Laurentides and Outaouais; 2, Cantons de l'Est; 3, Saguenay-Lac Saint Jean and 4, Chaudière-Appalaches. In each of them we saw a small part, just to get an idea of what is and continue at another time. There are more cultivated areas and others more wild, thousands of uncountable lakes and fast flowing rivers, vast forests and endless plains, sharp bell towers in each town, old train routes and secondary roads with little traffic and cycle roads.
Whenever we could, we followed the routes that mark the routeverte.com network: a website where distances can be calculated and itineraries traced. Many times the routes indicated in the route verte are no more than the shoulder of a quiet road; another is an old railway layout equipped with information and supplies in the old halls and sometimes enough cyclists who do some stage. People are always very friendly and warmly welcome travelers. They are very happy that there are Spaniards pedaling in such distant places and they always ask with interest or know a phrase in our language.
Some small damage that we had was resolved immediately in cyclist repair shops. They serve you instantly and at very moderate prices.
In addition to the page quoted, there is a lot of information on pistescyclables.ca and in a network of accommodations called bienvenue cyclistes throughout Québec.
Almost all stages have very smooth profiles with little unevenness, but there are continuous ups and downs and some steep ramps with loaded saddlebags are noted.
We had mountain bikes, one of 26 and another of 29, with low-relief tires, wheels (35 and 38 mm), but despite having sections in which the track is dirt, are enough bikes with covers of 28 or 30 mm, which is what leads the vast majority of cyclists we saw. All those who came with saddlebags were carrying those road or hybrid aluminum bikes that they now call large-scale or cross-cycle bikes.
We had to use some buses to connect some regions with others and in all the transport companies they charge you for taking the bike and they force you to pack it in a cardboard box that they sell to you, sometimes dismantling pedals and handlebars; other companies do not force the box, you put the bike without dismantling anything in a simple plastic bag that you are supplied and charged. The buses are not cheap and with the bikes and their transport you can leave a trip from Quebec to Montreal, 300 km, for 50 Canadian dollars.
It is a great trip that gives rise to know in more detail some of the regions that we toured or that we passed nearby. It will be notified in successive years.
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