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Quebec trails · Route des Zingues

Route des Zingues

A 7.5-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 455 ft of climbing. Reaches Lac Chavoy and other lake/summit destinations.

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Length
7.5 mi
Elevation gain
455 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
29%
Steepest mile
+246 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.7 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

697 – 1,151 ft1234567

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 983 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Route des Zingues

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Route des Zingues access — parking nearby. 46.06958, -75.09214 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:46 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.9-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:14 p.m. — 5 h 02 min before sunset.

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