Quebec trails · Sentier du Lac Joe
Sentier du Lac Joe
A 9.1-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 486 ft of climbing. Reaches Lac du Triton and other lake destinations. Managed by Fédération Québécoise de la Marche.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 6.1 and mile 9.1. It gives back about 849 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lac du Triton (lake)
- Petit lac William (lake)
- Lac Michaud (lake)
- Lac Pioui (lake)
- Lac des Pipits (lake)
- Lac Bossu (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:09 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.3-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:24 p.m. — 3 h 45 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Sentier Vianney-Guillemette — 12.5 mi
- Mont Brassard — 17.5 mi
- Zen Nature — 22.9 mi