Mont Castor

Trail Description:
Mont-Castor is an Alpine and cross country skiing place in the winter and the trails are nicely maintained, rocky at times and specialy fast after those long climb. The trails are not very technical but you need a strong heart for the many climbs you will enconter. Night riding is very good there, the trails are wide and clean in wooded areas.

How to get there:
From Pierre Laporte bridge in Québec city, you travel North on Henry 4 highway until you reach Canadian Forces Base Valcartier. Mont-Castor is on the Base and a map is provided with clear informations how to get there. Mont-Castor will provide individual map and IT IS FREE to ride there.

Additional Notes:
It is free to ride there. On Week days , soldiers are sometimes using it to run but it is rare.

Posted by: BigJay on 5/21/2009
Trail is open again to the public. check out allez.net for the latest info

Posted by: rveur23 on 5/17/2005
Warning! Mont Castor's now closed to not army people... :(

Posted by: Alain Provencher on 9/13/2002
It is in fact very nice for night riding there.and the trails are difficult to climb at times. Good free place to go if you live arround the area.