Quebec trails · Sutton ~ Principal ~ SE ~ Sutton
Sutton ~ Principal ~ SE ~ Sutton
A 6.2-mile out-and-back in Quebec, with 1,155 ft of climbing. Reaches Le Round Top and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Les Sentiers de l'Estrie inc..
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.1. It gives back about 1,827 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Le Round Top (summit)
- Monts Sutton (summit)
- Montagnes Vertes (summit)
- Pv sur la rivière Missisquoi (viewpoint)
- Pv du Round Top (viewpoint)
- Pv avant Sommet Rond (viewpoint)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:36 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.5-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:50 p.m. — 5 h 17 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Round Top + La Solitaire + Sutton ~ Principal ~ SE ~ Sutton — 4.4 mi loop, 734 ft gain
- Passe des Caps + Sutton ~ Principal ~ SE ~ Sutton — 4.5 mi loop, 514 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Dos D'Orignal — 1.5 mi
- Sentier du Ruisseau-des-Chênes — 17.3 mi
- Sentier des Crêtes — 18.9 mi
- Brompton ~ Principal ~ SE ~ Brompton — 24.8 mi