Quebec trails · Sentier Le Fjord

Sentier Le Fjord

A 7.1-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 982 ft of climbing. Reaches Lac de l'Anse à l'Eau and other lake/viewpoint destinations.

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Length

7.1 mi

Elevation gain

982 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

43%

Steepest mile

+953 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.8 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.4. It gives back about 1,500 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 de l'Anse à l'Eau (lake)
Belvédère du Mont Adéla-Lessard (viewpoint)
Belvédère de l'Anse à la Barque (viewpoint)

Heads up

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Sentier Le Fjord access — parking nearby. 48.14119, -69.72518 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:25 a.m., the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:23 p.m. (EDT) — 10 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.2-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:11 p.m. — 4 h 41 min before sunset.