After waking up to breakfast, we’ll take a look at everyone’s bikes and get them ready.  Then you have the option to go for a bike ride in Montreal where you can see some of the local sights and taste some of Montreal’s favorite local cuisine. Montreal has a fantastic network of bike trails, bike lanes and bike signals at traffic lights.

We will ride all the way across Montreal Island to Laval, where we will catch another train to Saint-Jerome, which is where the P’Tit Train du Nord bike path begins (or ends).  If you aren’t doing the day ride, leave your bike in the support van and take in Montreal on your own for the day. Then just take the Metro to the train station we are using to get to Saint-Jérôme. This train leaves at 4:30, so you have most of the day available to explore Montreal.
We get to Saint-Jérôme at 5:10, leaving plenty of time to check into our hotel and go out for dinner. Once again, Saint-Jérôme has plenty of choices for nice hotels. 

This is ride day! Wake up to a big breakfast at the hotel. Then board the shuttle bus for Mont-Laurier. It’s 200km away…at the other end of the bike path. Over the next 4 days, you’ll ride back to Saint-Jérôme. We’ll arrive in Mont-Laurier at around 10am and off you go!

You’ll have access to snacks and water from the support van for most of the day. The van follows the group on nearby roads.  But you’ll probably want to explore the little towns you pass on the way.

23 miles down the flat, paved rail trail, you’ll reach lovely Lac Saguay and it’s beautiful swimming beach. We’ll have a picnic lunch waiting for you at the beach when you arrive. Eat, relax, go for a swim. Whatever you like. You’ve got all day…and only 10 more miles to ride.

The day ends in the quaint village of Nominingue where we’ve got a spectacular dinner set up for you in an auberge with beautifully themed rooms. You will love this place! If you want to do more riding, you can also set out on your bike to ride along Lac Nominingue or explore the beach there.

Just as the dinner the night before will blow you away, so will this morning’s breakfast! Take your time and enjoy, then head out when you are ready. Explore the local museum at the renovated train station, or just head out. It’s another 33 miles of riding today. Plenty of time…to take your time. Lunch is on your own, which allows you to decide which towns you want to stop and explore. But we can definitely offer you suggestions. All the food is great! You can’t go wrong! You’ll even pass a trailside winery with terrific wines that you can taste and buy.

Towards the end of the ride, you will find yourself riding along the shores of beautiful Lac Mercier. Ride along the lake and you’ll soon find yourself at the old train station for Mont Tremblant, the premier ski mountain in Quebec. It’s here that we will stop for the day at a hotel along the lake. And you’ll have plenty of time to swim at a beautiful beach if you want to. Or you can ride up to the ski village and check it out. It’s up to you. Lots of choices for dinner as well.

Wake up to another great breakfast and then head out when you are ready. It’s another 31 miles today. It gets a little tougher today because you’ll be heading up a slight, but steady grade, and the bike path is paved with smooth stone-dust here and not asphalt (road bikes are still OK for this section). But don’t worry…we’ll be with you for moral support, and we can pick you up if you can’t finish the ride.

Lunch is on your own, since you’ll have the chance to explore some of the towns you pass through. Two of these towns have lakes with beaches if you’d like to go for a midday swim. Or you can wait to arrive at our hotel to swim at the pool.

We stay for the night in Val-David, an artsy little village next to a series of waterfalls. We’ve got another great dinner lined up for you at a micro-brewery right next to the falls, a short bike ride from the hotel, or we can drive you there. You can also take some time to walk around Val-David and explore its galleries and shops.

Your last day on the trail begins with a breakfast experience you’ll never forget as we visit a locally famous restaurant featuring traditional Quebecois breakfasts. This place is over the top!  You can either ride your bike there from the hotel, or we’ll shuttle you over in our van. Either way, it’s close to where we are staying.

After fueling up, head out for your last 26 miles of riding on the P’Tit Train du Nord. This last stretch has some of the best scenery of the ride. So get ready!  Lunch is again on your own (if you even want one after eating this breakfast…) depending on where you want to stop and explore. When you arrive in Saint-Jérôme, check in with us, then hop aboard the next train back to Montreal. You also have the option of extending the ride an additional 18k to Blainville. After we check into the hotel, you’ll have the balance of the day to explore Montreal a second time.

This is the day we leave to head back. Once again, we’ll all have breakfast, and then we’ll head out. If you are taking the train, it leaves at 10:20 am and it arrives at New York Penn station at 8:50 pm. Or head to the airport or get in your car and head home that way. If you are taking the train or a plane, we’ll transport your bike back to NYC for you, just like we did on the way up. Pick it up from us when you get off the train, or the next day.