Loop - La Grande Boucle

This circuit boasts five of Montérégie’s most beautiful bike paths that will whisk you off into nature! Nearly all of it is along the Route Verte. Lined with both cultural and agritourism destinations, the loop will dazzle you with its beautiful landscapes. Pass through forests and fields, wind along waterways and enjoy an array of attractions and services, not to mention a good night’s sleep at any one of the accommodations in the Bienvenue cyclistes! network. Enjoy the ride!

You can choose to take the Route du Richelieu or follow the Rivière Yamaska to shorten your ride. See itinerary options below. For a family ride on bike paths away from roads, take the south shore to Acton Vale (following the Montée du chemin de Chambly, La Route des Champs, L’Estriade and then La Campagnarde).

Day 1 – Longueuil/Brossard to Granby
La Montée du chemin de Chambly and La Route des Champs

Day 2 – Granby to Drummondville or Acton Vale
L’Estriade and La Campagnarde

Day 3 – From Acton Vale or Drummondville to Sorel-Tracy
La Sauvagine

Day 4 – Sorel-Tracy to Longueuil/Brossard
La Riveraine

Itinerary 1

Recommended starting points: Longueuil, Brossard or Boucherville

Day 1 – Longueuil to Granby – 50 km

You will take the following bike paths : La Montée du chemin de Chambly (paved) and La Route des Champs (paved at 90%)

Chambly area :

Cultural attractions : Fort-Chambly National Historic Site

Restaurants and culinary attractions : Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds microbrewery, Le Garde-Manger de François (food), FG chocolatiers.

Culinary attractions Rougemont area : Michel Jodoin (ciders), Vignoble et cidrerie Coteau Rougemont (wines and ciders), Potager Mont-Rouge Halte (handmade gourmet products ) and much more!

Alternative itinerary: Take Canal de Chambly bike paths to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (20km) and Montérégiade bike path until Granby (Route Verte-48km).

Arriving in Granby

Day 2 – Granby to Drummondville – 70 km or
Day 2 – Granby to Acton Vale – 40 km

You will take the following bike paths Estriade network (paved) and La Campagnarde (unpaved)

Granby area:

Many restaurants and cyclists services (boutique, repairs, etc)

Cultural attractions : ARTRIA, Centre d’interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin (Conservation site).

Cultural attractions : Roxton Falls : Larivière Park

Culinary attractions : Restaurants in Roxton Falls and Acton Vale (Village Relais)

Drummondville :

Night in Roxton Falls, Acton Vale or Drummondville.

Day 3 – Drummondville to Sorel-Tracy – 63 km or
Day 3 – Acton Vale to Sorel-Tracy – 100 km

You will take the following bike paths : La Campagnarde, le circuit des Traditions (Centre-du-Québec) (route pavée et petite portion sur piste cyclable en poussière de roches) et la Sauvagine

Sorel-Tracy area:

Cultural attractions : Biophare, Maison des Gouverneurs and Jardins de la Baronne (Podcast), Statera – L’archipel fabuleux, Maison du Marais
Restaurants and gourmet products : Le Fougasse, Les Années Folles, Le Belvédère and much more!

Night in Sorel-Tracy.

Day 4 – Sorel-Tracy to Longueuil – 75 km

Road 132 (Route Verte ) until La Riveraine bike path

Cultural attractions : Maison Lenoblet-du-Plessis – Contrecoeur, Sanctuaire Marguerite D’Youville – Varennes, Église Sainte-Famille – Boucherville, Maison Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine – Boucherville, Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue – Longueuil, Musée à ciel ouvert – Saint-Lambert

Restaurants nearby : Vignoble Domaine du Fleuve (Vinyard)- Varennes. Wide range of restaurants en route

Night on the South Shore (See accommodations below)

*Bienvenue Cyclistes certified

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