From an endurance point of view, this is where things can get tough.
However, this section has long stretches of good, smooth skating, so if you're not
too tired you can make very good time.
Maps: Sections 4 & 5 (542 KB) ~
PDF version (983 KB);
Detail (381 KB) focussing on
where the two sections connect ~
PDF version (707 KB).
| km |
Landmarks |
Comments |
|---|
| 00.0 | Pie IX Blvd & Gouin | We follow the river for a while |
| 01.5 | Fine long bike-path beside Gouin... | |
| 05.7 | 14th Ave | Short break in the bike-path |
| 06.7 | We cross a little park | Convenience store nearby |
| PARKING: Park André Corbeil dit
Tranchemontagne |
| 07.0 | Temporary end of the bike-path | |
| 08.2 | The bike-path goes along Gouin | |
| 09.1 | 56th Ave: Important | Turn left here |
| Follow De Clichy Street to the end |
| 09.7 | Turn back onto Gouin (left) | In front of the church |
| 12.7 | Nice park, excellent bike-path | |
| 13.5 | Sanitation, Montréal Urban Community | |
| Cross Gouin to follow the bike-path on the other
side, right of the pylons. This is a nice segment. |
| 14.5 | Monastery | Very bad surface |
| 15.3 | One-lane bike-path alongside Gouin | |
| 15.8 | Ignore unpaved bike-path, stay on Gouin |
| Stay alert, be very careful here: the surface
is very poor here and the bike-path narrow or non-existent. Watch for traffic. |
| 17.0 | Charles De Gaulle Bridge (Hwy 40) | 300 metres under construction |
| 100 yards after the bridge, we turn right
to follow the bike-path through the forest. This takes us to Sherbrooke St (Hwy 138) at the intersection
with Famille Dubreuil Str, where we turn right. |
| 18.7 | We briefly follow Sherbrooke St on the right. | |
| 19.0 | 81st Ave and Sherbrooke | Avadeo Restaurant |
| End Of Section 4. You must pass the checkpoint
by 3 p.m. |