Quebec trails · Sentier de Montagne Blanche

Sentier de Montagne Blanche

A 4.0-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 1,806 ft of climbing. Reaches Montagne Blanche and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length

4.0 mi

Elevation gain

1,806 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

60%

Steepest mile

+815 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.5 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Montagne Blanche (summit)
Lac Mort (lake)
Montagne Blanche (viewpoint)
La Grosse Chute (viewpoint)

Getting there

Sentier de Montagne Blanche access. 48.23665, -70.21714 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 5:54 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:25 p.m. (EDT) — 10 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:44 a.m. — 6 h 10 min before sunset.