Choose from a wide array of indoor and outdoor activities to please young and old.
THINGS TO DO
Your Townships adventure starts here.
Family Fun
Choose from a wide array of indoor and outdoor activities to please young and old.
Spa & Wellness
Treat yourself to massages, body treatments, Nordic baths and other sensory delights.
Arts, Culture & Heritage
Let your imagination run free at galleries, theatres, museums and workshops.
Shopping
Scour our markets, boutiques and other hidden gems to score incredible finds.
Restaurants
All are sure to please even the most discerning of palates. Bon appétit!
Events
Discover our cultural vitality with a wide range of special events.
Skiing
To each mountain its experience! Skiing or snowboarding, you will love hitting the slopes, whichever the ski resort you will vote for!
Snowshoeing
Explore our great outdoor spaces at your own beat. Let yourself be charmed by our landscapes. And breathe!
Cross-country Skiing
Cross-country skiing in the Townships … at your pace and your level!
Fatbike
Discover our numerous trails as you enjoy pedalling on the snow.
Tube & Luge Sliding
Come experience our thrilling tube sliding slopes with your family.
Where to stay
Lodging options to suit any taste and budget.
Hotels & Country Inns
Stunning locations and outstanding service come together for a bliss-inducing stay.
Bed & Breakfasts
Get up close and personal with life in the Townships.
Off the Beaten Path
Think outside the box with out of the ordinary accommodations.
Cottages & Condos
Custom comfort near the city or in nature.
Campgrounds
Abundant amenities in the heart of nature.
Vacation Centres
Kick back and relax as a family with all-inclusive vacation options.
Other Types of Lodging
Experience something different by choosing unique lodging.
Lodgings with Spa Options
Plan a stay in an accommodation with a private spa or a treatment center. Relaxation guaranteed!
Hikers Welcome
If you, like thousands of visitors annually, plan on hiking in the region, know that your efforts will be rewarded by our world-class hospitality.
Pet Friendly
Don’t want to leave your four-legged friend behind? Book a stay in some of the region’s many dog-friendly digs and you won’t have to.
The Townships
The Townships possess a rich heritage that you will discover everywhere on its nine territories, in its towns and villages, its Coeurs villageois, etc.
Not to be missed
What is it that draws visitors to the region, year after year? Find out here :
Cœurs villageois
Visit our Cœurs villageois – charming communities that truly characterize the spirit of our region.
Towns and villages
Explore our lively, welcoming towns and villages with their heritage architecture and fascinating histories.
Nine territories to discover
Each territory has a distinct personality and a wealth of hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered!
Tourist routes
Hit the road! The region has several tourist routes designed around different themes – heritage, scenic landscapes, wine….
National and regional parks
Four national and two regional parks – an outdoor paradise in the fresh air, each and every one!
Taste the townships
Here, in so many ways, you’ll enjoy all kinds of gastronomical experiences! When you discover our unique products and our highly renowned tables, you’ll love us forever!
Restaurants
Every time you sit down at one of our tables, you’ll experience a truly special moment. Savour it!
Delivery / Take Out
Sample a myriad of local flavours prepared specially for you.
Cafés de village
Visit our Cafés de Village and discover each one’s specialties while meeting the most welcoming and friendly people.
Créateurs de Saveurs Products
You can rely on our food producers who put as much love as delicious flavours into everything they plant and produce.
The Wine Routes
The Route des vins de Brome-Missisquoi, the Route des vins de l’Estrie, and about twenty other vineyards… The Townships region proudly honours its title of being the first wine region of Quebec.
Microbreweries
The region counts more than twenty microbreweries! Just like the people who run them, each one has established their own strong, unique personality and … extremely inviting character!
Cheese Factories & Dairy Producers
goat’s milk… Here you’ll savour rich artisanal cheeses. Some you already know, many others you’ll enjoy discovering.
Restaurants Complices
These restaurants take to heart working with local producers and to offer dishes that integrate certified Créateurs de saveurs products.
Foodie’s Maps
Brasseurs des Cantons and Têtes fromagères are two gastronomical circuits highlighting our microbreweries and cheese factories.
Gourmet Itineraries
Plan your stay by offering yourself a wealth of flavours. Consult our getaway ideas.
Nature, sports and outdoor activities
Published on Jan 23, 2020
Please note that Parc National du Mont-Orford is in a red zone and is only partially open. Specific sanitary and safety measures have been put in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19 among personnel and guests. For more details, contact the SÉPAQ before leaving home. Furthermore, in accordance with Québec Public Health, interregional travel is not recommended at this time.
Famous for its cross-country skiing, the Parc national du Mont-Orford has added a new string to its bow: fat biking. The park has developed a 30 km network of beginner to expert trails. If you’re hoping to initiate yourself to this sport, this is ZE place.
By Simon Diotte
After completing a few kilometres riding a fat bike on a trail marked as easy, I’m completely soaked with sweat, and this, even though the thermometer indicates -12 degrees! I’m exhausted and my heart is about to jump out of my rib cage! As far as winter sports go, I’ve just met my match!
After this little experience, I now have a great respect for fat bikes, described simply as bicycles with oversized tires. Yes, I admit it. For years, I frowned upon the idea of trying this new version of cycling. Riding on snow trails on something other than a snowmobile? Ridiculous! Another bicycle company’s creation, I thought to myself, to sell us their new toys! In winter, we already have cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and alpine skiing. Do we really need these bikes with their fat tires? Honestly?
I did, however, accept to try this contraption in the past, especially to convince myself that my prejudices were totally justifiable. On my first and second outings, I started wavering somewhat, but not enough to make me change my mind. However, since my January outing at the Parc national du Mont-Orford, I’ve literally fallen in love with this winter sport.
Yes, they’re a true delight to ride on a forest trail covered in snow. This was the revelation that came to me while I was fat biking on La Sitelle, a beginner’s trail that starts out at the Centre de découverte and the Cerisier service centre. The 3.5 km loop doesn’t offer a single reprieve: up, down, up, down! Although I was totally worn out, I felt quite exhilarated when I rode down each hillock.
The downhill parts of the ride and the slaloming between trees have us experience some truly euphoric moments. Plus, we’re not as afraid of crashing as with cross-country skiing, when the slightest mistake can send us to the ground in very inelegant ways. Along with the great qualities of mountain biking in below zero-degree weather, La Sitelle also gives us plenty to admire as far as constantly changing landscapes are concerned. We discover a mature forest of conifers in the first tier, then birch, ponds and frost covered waterways throughout. The only parts of my body that weren’t suffering during the outing were my eyes!
After a short initiation, all my muscles were painfully moaning! So, I decided to store my snow bike and go back for some cross-country skiing (I love skiing on trail 11 so much!) However, I just can’t wait to head back out on the park’s intermediate trails, Le Monarque and La Chanterelle, or the park’s extreme trail, L’ Amanite, and not die from a heart attack. This will be my challenge for 2020!
The Parc national du Mont-Orford offers fat bike rentals, four of them are children’s size. A family outing sounds tempting? Your access to the fat bike trails costs $7.75 per day, plus park access rights. Everything is free (access and rentals) for teens and kids 17 years old and younger.
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Cross-country Skiing near Granby2 metres, 20 seconds, a face covering... You know the drill. This summer, we all need to do our part to make this vacation season both enjoyable and responsible.
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