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Quebec trails · Sentier de la Grande Coupe

Sentier de la Grande Coupe

A 1.6-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 688 ft of climbing. Reaches La Grotte and other viewpoint/waterfall destinations.

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Length
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
688 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
28%
Steepest mile
+539 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.7 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground;Gravel

Elevation profile

381 – 1,069 ft1

The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.5. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Sentier de la Grande Coupe

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Sentier de la Grande Coupe access — parking nearby. 48.52635, -64.23304 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:03 a.m., the sun rises at 6:34 a.m. and sets at 5:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:01 p.m. (EDT) — 10 h 55 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:26 a.m. — 9 h 04 min before sunset.

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