Get off the beaten track...

Two-wheeled travellers will be delighted by the many hotels, B&Bs, campgrounds and food services that line the Route verte. Make your trip even more hassle-free by choosing bike-friendly accommodations. Establishments accredited Bienvenue cyclistes! (cyclists welcome) offer up made-to-measure services like sheltered and secure bike parking (hotels and B&Bs only), access to pumps and tools, and a wealth of useful information for cycle tourists. Bienvenue cyclistes! campgrounds, in turn, have campsites available for visitors travelling exclusively by bike with no prior reservation required.

• P'tit train du Nord linear parkway (200 km / 125 mi.) This bicycle path was created on what used to be the Laurentides railway. You'll be truly carried away as you travel through forests and small villages.

• Véloroute des bleuets (256 km / 160 mi.) This path circles spectacular Lac Saint-Jean, located in a geographical heartland with breathtaking scenery. And wait till you taste the blueberries!

• • Some of the other better-known circuits include the The Petit Témis Inter-Provincial Linear Park (127 km / 80 mi., Bas-Saint-Laurent region), Jacques-Cartier-Portneuf (68 km / 42 mi., Québec City region), the Parc linéaire des Bois-Francs (77 km / 48 mi.) and the Circuit des traditions network in the Centre-du-Québec, not to mention the Gaspé Peninsula (90 km / 55 mi.).

With these awesome places to choose from, it's no wonder mountain biking is so popular in Québec: the Laurentides mountain range on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, the Appalachian range to the south, Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier (100 km / 62 mi.), Bromont in the Eastern Townships region, and Mont-Sainte-Anne near Québec City, where many international mountain-bike competitions take place.