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P’tit Train du Nord

Rail trail of about 200 km in the Laurentians, Quebec, from Saint-Jérôme to Mont-Laurier. A cycling blog rides it over three days.

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P’tit Train du Nord day 1: First poutine, then a 4-course gourmet dinneralliumstozinniassubjectDay 1: shuttle to Mont-Laurier, then lakeside riding south to Nominingue.
P’tit Train du Nord day 2: On to Mont TremblantalliumstozinniassubjectDay 2: just over 40 miles to Mont-Tremblant, with detours and lakes.
P’tit Train du Nord day 3: A 9-mile(!) hillalliumstozinniassubjectDay 3: a 15-km climb after Mont-Tremblant, then downhill to Saint-Jérôme.

P’tit Train du Nord day 1: First poutine, then a 4-course gourmet dinner — alliumstozinnias (2024)

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Now it’s a popular 200-km (120-mile) rail trail between Mont Laurier and St. Jerome, plus a 32-km addition into the Montreal suburbs, and part of Quebec’s fabulous

  • Role: subject
  • In the article: The post introduces the former railway as a 200-km rail trail between Mont-Laurier and Saint-Jérôme. A shuttle takes the riders to the northern end, and they ride lakeside scenery on a paved, sometimes bumpy path to Nominingue.
  • Why it matters: The trail is the subject of the three-day series. The pin is Saint-Jérôme, its southern end (approximate).

P’tit Train du Nord day 2: On to Mont Tremblant — alliumstozinnias (2024)

Source: P’tit Train Du Nord Day 2 - On to Mont Tremblant · Original · Readwise highlight

This is the middle day of our trip, another chill day of just over 40 miles but one with several detour signs.

  • Role: subject
  • In the article: Day 2 is just over 40 miles with several detour signs, stunning lakes and rivers and stops for photos; the author notes the path is a bike trail in summer and a snowmobile or ski trail in winter.
  • Why it matters: The middle leg of the series.

P’tit Train du Nord day 3: A 9-mile(!) hill — alliumstozinnias (2024)

Source: Original · Readwise highlight

But right after Mont-Tremblant came the climb. It kept going. And going. I thought it might be 12 km long.

  • Role: subject
  • In the article: Day 3 retraces the trail from Mont-Tremblant to Saint-Jérôme, with an unexpected 15-km (9-mile) climb right after Mont-Tremblant, then flat and gentle downhill as asphalt turns to crushed stone.
  • Why it matters: It completes the series and gives the trail’s one real climb.

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