There's an offshoot of that track that goes through Grey Rocks on a flat meandering course through hemlock, ash, and birch trees. An incredible feast for the eyes in the fall.
Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Humphreys (K)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:02 AM Subject: RE: [obc] road riding around Mont Tremblant > There is also the track of 'le petit train du nord' which paralles > highway 15, that way you reach St Severe and take a loop south of 15 thru > Morin Heights and on to St Jovite. The railway line may be flat but the > return leg is more than challenging. The train track is crushed stone, which > is very rideable. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron Schwartz [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 9:18 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [obc] road riding around Mont Tremblant > > > > Derek Barlas wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > I'm sure some people on this list have done > > > some riding around the Mont Tremblant/St Jovite > > > area. We may be heading there around May or June > > > for a little while and I am hoping to squeeze in > > > some (hilly) rides. Does anyone have any advice > > > or hints of good rides in that area. I am hoping > > > that I can ride at least 1 or 2 120+km rides while > > > we are there. > > > > I've cycled around there once so I can say only a little about it. The > > terrain is nice and hilly. There is a road that goes most of the way > > around the mountain that is a nice challenging ride. Unfortunately it > > doesn't go all the way around so you'll have to turn back. Many of the > > roads in the area that go up the hills to the various private > > homes/chalets are steep but are also just dead ends after a km or two. > > The major roads toward Montreal and Montebello are heavily travelled and > > are fairly narrow, so not the greatest for cycling. The road to/from > > Montebello is very pretty though. Probably still not too much traffic > > in May (I was there in April) so that'll help. > > > > ------ > > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > > > ------ > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
