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Quebec trails · Sentier du Lac à l'Empêche et du Mont Dufour

Sentier du Lac à l'Empêche et du Mont Dufour

A 7.2-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 725 ft of climbing. Reaches Mont du Lac à l'Empêche and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length
7.2 mi
Elevation gain
725 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
39%
Steepest mile
+603 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
3.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Unpaved

Elevation profile

2,362 – 3,077 ft1234567

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,634 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Sentier du Lac à l'Empêche et du Mont Dufour

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:59 a.m. and sets at 5:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:27 p.m. (EDT) — 10 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.4-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:02 p.m. — 4 h 54 min before sunset.

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