Quebec · Hiking

Sentier du mont de l'Ouest

1.0 mi
one way: 606 ft
climb: 3,029 ft
high point: Point to point
route

Sentier du mont de l'Ouest is a 1.0-mile point-to-point route in Quebec, Canada, inside Réserve faunique de Matane. It runs between about 2,550 ft and 3,030 ft above sea level, with roughly 610 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, about 12 miles south of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mont de l'Ouest, Mont du Nid-d'Aigle and Montagne à Valcourt. Chute de l'Ouest and Cascade de l'Ouest are within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping de la Montagne-à-Valcourt and Camping du Lac-Matane are within about 6 miles. There are 2 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. 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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Photo: Félix Mathieu-Bégin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Sentier du mont de l'Ouest for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.