Seven Places to Ride a Fatbike in the Townships

Over the past few years, Fatbiking has been in full expansion and is attracting more and more adepts in the region. Are you one of them? Or, would you be tempted to try this fun experience? You can go to any of the following six places where you’ll be able to pedal in the snow in the Townships!

1. Base de Plein air André-Nadeau

This outdoor sports centre is the perfect place to try a fatbike and to practise this sport with your family! The trails are essentially made for beginners who’ll be able to enjoy four trails on a flat to moderately inclined terrain, totalling almost 9 kilometres. A fleet of 14 bikes, including 2 child-size fatbikes, is available to rent on weekends. You can even reserve on line.

Access to trails: Free
Schedule: The trails are open every day from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Rentals available Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Trail map

©Sébastien Desbordes

2. Centre national de cyclisme and city of Bromont

At the Bromont National Cycling Center, you can rent a fatbike and explore the 4 km of trails accessible to all. After that, you can continue your ride in the network of the city of Bromont and go to Mount Oak which offers more than 15 km of easy and intermediate fatbike trails.

Access to trails: Free for the network of trails in Bromont
Schedule: Every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Trail map

Credits : @jo_mtbr

3. Parc du Mont-Bellevue

At Mont-Bellevue, the trails reserved for fatbikes total a distance of 9 kilometres and are mostly for intermediate level riders. A friendly tip: Start out in the parking lot in front of the park’s secondary entrance, on Dunant Street, you’ll already be almost at the top of the mountain! You don't have your own fatbike? You can rent one at the location center at the ski resort of Mont-Bellevue,

Access to the trails: Free
Schedule: Open every day. Rentals available when the ski resort is open and on Wednesdays & Thursday from 12:00 PM.
Trail map

4. Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook

The Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook offers a total of 16.5 kilometres of fatbike trails, some exclusively reserved for this sport, while others are shared with snowshoe adepts. The trails vary from family and easy grades (11 km) to intermediate levels (5.5 km). Five fatbikes for adults are available for rentals.

Access to trails: $4.25/16 years+ and $3.75/child
Schedule: Open every day from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Trail map

Crédits photo : @maitebouchard

5. Parc National du Mont-Orford

With over 25 kilometres of trails, the Parc National du Mont-Orford has the biggest fatbike network of trails of all levels in the region. About eight kilometres of these trails have been rated as easy; The others are classed either intermediate or difficult. You can rent equipment at Le Cerisier service centre. If you come with your family, 17-year-olds or younger can try a fatbike for free. Good to know: one of the trails (marked as difficult) links the National Park to the Mount Orford ski Station where you can also rent equipment.

Access to trails: $14.35/adult. Free for 17-year-olds and younger.
Schedule: Open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Trail map

6. Parc National de la Yamaska

Since last winter, the Parc National de la Yamaska offers 13.5 kilometres of well-groomed trails for fatbikes. Part of the network of trails follows the Choinière Reservoir and is fairly flat. Like the Parc National du Mont-Orford, here, rentals are available and 17-year-olds and younger can borrow one of the two reserved fatbikes for free.

Access to trails: $14.35/adult. Free for 17-year-olds and younger.
Schedule: Open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Trail map

7.The Lac Brompton Network

Maintained by a team of devoted volunteers, the [Fat bike trails of Lac Brompton offer 15 km of easy and intermediate levels. The wide routes run through the forest and will take you to some superb points of view of the snow-covered lakes of the region. You must, however, have your own fat bike to explore this network; there are no rental shops nearby.

Access to trails : 10$ for a daily ticket
Schedule : Open every day
Trail map

Seven Places to Ride a Fatbike in the Townships

1. Base de Plein air André-Nadeau

2. Centre national de cyclisme and city of Bromont

3. Parc du Mont-Bellevue

4. Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook

5. Parc National du Mont-Orford

6. Parc National de la Yamaska

7.The Lac Brompton Network

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