Very good suggestion, I wanted to keep it short but it isn't that much longer. Most of it is dedicated cycleway also. You can see people surf on static waves in the rapids !
-- Jean-Baptiste PERRIER On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Romain Dessort <rom...@univers-libre.net> wrote: > On Fri 28 Jul 2017 10:59:37 AM GMT, Jean-Baptiste Perrier wrote: > > Here is a quick itinerary from the old port that is not too long > (~30km) > > and using cycleways all along, for folks who want a relaxing ride. > > Apologies for using google maps, I could not find a matching trace > > [1]https://goo.gl/maps/o671XDoodez > > It follows the Canal Lachine, which was a very important waterway > during > > the development of Montreal. > > You can stop at the Atwater market, where you will find plenty of > fresh > > produce, cheeses (should you need to buy some for the C&W party) > > At the end of the canal is the Jacques Cartier parc, perfect place > for a > > picnic. You'll see many families on the barbecue if the weather is > nice. > > At the entrance of the parc is an ice cream vendor IIRC. > > This is not a city tour, more of an activity Montrealers may do > > themselves. > > If you want to cut the ride, you can go to the Lionel Groulx station > > (green line), and rent bikes from MyBicyclette*: > > [2]https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine= > graphhopper_foot&route=45.48289%2C-73.57960%3B45.47805%2C-73.57467 > > * [3]https://mybicyclette.ca > > And you can then come back by the cycleway along the St. Lawrence shore. > I find it less uniform than the Canal Lachine. You will see the > impressive Lachine rapids (you can stop at the Parc des Rapides to look > at them more closely). > > Here is the full itinerary I suggest : > https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=45.495398%2C-73.553123&; > point=45.428817%2C-73.689079&point=45.427371%2C-73.593979& > point=45.468077%2C-73.55999&point=45.495398%2C-73.553123& > locale=fr-FR&vehicle=bike&weighting=fastest&elevation= > true&use_miles=false&layer=Omniscale > > The Parc des Rapides is at the waypoint #2. > > Have a good ride! >
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