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Au cœur de l’action / In the Heart of the Action

  • July 15, 2021
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La région de Québec est passée, en l’espace de moins de 20 ans, d’une poignée de kilomètres de sentiers de vélo de montagne à un impressionnant maillage de pistes à travers sa forêt et ses reliefs environnants. Il est encore rare sur la planète qu’une capitale provinciale recèle autant de possibilités à moins d’une heure de route de son centre-ville. Voici nos sentiers coups de cœur dans quatre des plus beaux centres de vélo de montagne de la région. Pour cyclistes expérimentés seulement !

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Empire 47. ALAIN DENIS

Empire 47

Totalement inconnu des cyclistes du Québec il y a quelques années, Empire 47, à Lac-Delage, a réussi à tirer son épingle du jeu afin de proposer un impressionnant terrain aux amateurs de vélo de montagne. Parmi ses nouveaux sentiers signatures, la Descente du coude réserve aux experts enduro 1,5 km de défis corsés avec une série de sauts, de ponts de bois et de roches techniques. Un sacré cocktail à se mettre sous la dent du pédalier. 

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Vallée Bras-du-Nord. ANDY VATHIS

Vallée Bras-du-Nord 

Peu de centres de vélo de montagne au Québec permettent de rouler aussi près de l’eau. La Vallée Bras-du-Nord, située dans la région de Portneuf, déploie un remarquable réseau de sentiers qui longent tantôt sa rivière éponyme, tantôt de spectaculaires cascades. C’est le cas du sentier Légende, une piste de 2,8 km qui fait cadeau d’une rafraîchissante descente jusqu’au pied de la Chute à Gilles. Idéale pour alterner entre l’ombrage des sous-bois et les embruns de la cascade lors d’une chaude journée d’été. 

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Sentiers du Moulin. ALAIN DENIS

Sentiers du Moulin

Et si vous vous transportiez à Squamish, mecque du vélo de montagne dans l’Ouest canadien, le temps d’une descente aux portes de Québec ? C’est ce que nous inspire le secteur Maelstrom des Sentiers du Moulin, plongé dans une forêt grandiose sur une montagne rocheuse. La piste Slab City serpente sur 1,4 km de sol granitique, offrant ainsi une accroche et un flow dignes des plus beaux parcours de la Colombie-Britannique.

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Mont Sainte-Anne. ANDY VATHIS

Mont Sainte-Anne

L’histoire du développement du vélo de montagne au Québec est étroitement liée au mont Sainte-Anne. Hôte des championnats du monde à trois reprises, la destination révèle une qualité de sentiers exceptionnelle qui forge sa renommée dans toute l’Amérique du Nord.

Parmi ses pistes emblématiques, on trouve la Bête, rocheuse et pentue à souhait, qui dévale le flanc de la plus belle montagne côtière de la région.  – Frédérique Sauvée

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In less than 20 years, the mountain biking options near Quebec City have grown from a handful of routes to an extensive network of trails winding through the forest and surrounding landscape. A provincial capital rarely has this many trails within an hour’s drive of its downtown core. Here are our favourites in four of the area’s most beautiful mountain biking centres. For experienced riders only!

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ALAIN DENIS

Empire 47

Virtually unknown just a few years ago, Empire 47 in Lac-Delage recently upped its trail game. Among its new signature circuits, the Descente du coude offers enduro experts a challenging 1.5-kilometre trail with a series of jumps, wooden bridges and technical rock-strewn terrain; a good mix that’s sure to keep even the best on their toes.

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ANDY VATHIS

Vallée Bras-du-Nord 

There are very few mountain biking destinations in Quebec where you can ride so close to the water. The Vallée Bras-du-Nord, in the Portneuf area, boasts a vast trail network along its eponymous river, with views of spectacular waterfalls. This is the case for Légende, a 2.8-kilometre trail that offers a refreshing descent to the foot of the Chute à Gilles. It’s perfect on a hot summer day as it alternates between shaded undergrowth and cool waterfall spray. 

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ALAIN DENIS

Sentiers du Moulin

Want to enjoy a downhill ride just outside Quebec City that will make you feel as though you’ve been transported to Squamish, the bike mecca of western Canada? If so, the Maelstrom circuit, part of the Sentiers du Moulin, will do just that. It takes you through a towering forest along a rugged mountaintop. The Slab City trail winds through 1.4 kilometres of granite—a flow trail rivalling some of the best circuits in British Columbia.

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ANDY VATHIS

Mont Sainte-Anne

The history of Quebec’s mountain biking scene is closely linked to Mont Sainte-Anne. This destination hosted the World Championships three times and offers an exceptional array of quality trails well-known throughout North America. Among its emblematic routes is La Bête: a steep, rocky descent down the side of the most beautiful coastal mountain in the area.  – Frédérique Sauvée

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