Piste 3a
An out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in Quebec, Canada.
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 464 ft
- climb
- 974 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Best time to visit Piste 3a
Best months: September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 4°
17 wet · 14 snow
Feb
27° / 5°
14 wet · 11 snow
Mar
37° / 15°
14 wet · 8 snow
Apr
51° / 29°
13 wet · 3 snow
May
65° / 42°
14 wet
Jun
73° / 52°
15 wet
Jul
78° / 57°
15 wet
Aug
76° / 55°
13 wet
Sep
69° / 47°
12 wet
Oct
55° / 36°
15 wet · 1 snow
Nov
41° / 25°
15 wet · 5 snow
Dec
29° / 13°
17 wet · 12 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newport, VT, 32.6 mi away at 790 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Piste 3a is an out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in Quebec, Canada, inside Réserve naturelle universitaire. It runs between about 810 ft and 970 ft above sea level, with roughly 160 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is Sherbrooke, about 2.2 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mont John-S. Bourque, Mont Bellevue and Colline Haskell. For camping, Camping Ile Marie is within about 6 miles. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Piste 3a for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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