Quebec trails · Sentier des Lacs
Sentier des Lacs
A 8.5-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 1,487 ft of climbing. Reaches Lacs de Penouille and other lake/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.8.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lacs de Penouille (lake)
- Montagne de Roche (summit)
- Lac à Canard (lake)
Getting there
Sentier des Lacs access — parking nearby. 48.95926, -64.46604 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 5:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:02 p.m. (EDT) — 10 h 54 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.0-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 47 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:22 p.m. — 3 h 08 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Sentier Mont-Saint-Alban — 15.2 mi