Mont Mégantic and Mont Saint Joseph

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Mont Mégantic and Mont St.Joseph – Part gravel route

The part gravel route goes past no stores or diners. There are entrance fees to the parc (km 32 gravel; km 36 road).

Note: 0-20km gravel; 20-57km road; 56-77km gravel. Link to Mont Mégantic and Mont St.Joseph – part gravel

Mont Mégantic and Mont St.Joseph – 100% road

Link to Mont Mégantic and Mont St.Joseph 100% road

Short description of routes

I have written elsewhere about riding up these challenging mountains: it may be worth reading my remarks.

Here I present two routes :

• The first incorporates some gravel roads – nothing that a road bike with 28mm can’t handle but more comfortable on a gravel bike (or any other bike with 35mm tires or wider).
• The second is the 100% road option, more palatable than described in my blog because route 214 between Scotstown and la Patrie has new tarmac (completed in 2023).

Each route incorporates the two summits, but obviously you can choose to climb only one of them!

The perspicacious amongst you will of course note that another option is to combine the routes, looping round Mont Mégantic with the two mountains thrown in.

Notre Dame des Bois has a store and La Patrie has a store and a diner (check opening hours!).