Why this ride
Shaded two-lane riding with rolling corners and little urban exposure. It also links naturally to Laurentian Mountains.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Laurentian Curves Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 181 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 15
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check provincial road reports, wildfire closures, ferries and fuel range. Specific flag: seasonal.
Seasonal context
May-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Lachute → Mont-Tremblant
The ride follows Lachute → Mont-Tremblant for 66 km.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 66 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Lachute
Lachute takes its name from the falls on the North River, the Rivière du Nord, that tumble through the middle of town: la chute, the fall. It lies at the southern edge of the Laurentians, in the county of Argenteuil, on the plain north of the Ottawa River, and it is a working town of about ten thousand with a long industrial past in paper and textiles. Most people speak French, though an English-speaking community, descended from Scottish and Irish settlers, has been here since the nineteenth century.
Read the complete Lachute write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lachute sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Mont-Tremblant.
2. Mont-Tremblant
The trembling mountain, as the Algonquin are said to have called it, rises to about 875 metres, the highest point in the Laurentians north of Montreal. A spirit lived in it, the story goes, and the earth shook when people disturbed it. These days what disturbs it are skiers, mountain bikers and a resort village of brightly painted, steep-roofed buildings at its foot, laid out like a Quebec version of an alpine town. Mont-Tremblant, the municipality of nearly nine thousand that includes the old village, the resort and the town centre on Route 117, has grown into one of the busiest holiday areas in Canada.
Read the complete Mont-Tremblant write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mont-Tremblant comes up 66 km in. Next is Lachute.
3. Lachute
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Lachute write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
181 km in you reach Lachute.
Recorded source links
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