Tours Cove and Mountain Circuit

Photo: François Rivard

Fun and thrills. Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis - Murdochville - Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. 195 km, one way.

This circuit is filled with wonder because each cove, where charming localities are nestled at the bottom of mountains and along the shoreline, offers an amazing setting to discover. In addition to the scenery, you will experience quite a feeling riding on these roads.

When exiting the St. Lawrence Gulf circuit, you get to Murdochville by leaving Route 132, at the centre of the village of L'Anse-Pleureuse, to take Route 198. Going south, ride for 40 kilometres through forest and mountains to get to Murdochville, located at an altitude of 580m. Be careful on this road because you are in moose and bear land! At the Centre d'interprétation du cuivre, discover another world, put on a minor suit and go down into a real gallery, the Miller gallery, and experience total darkness. Visit the industrial site and the windmill park, many tourist facilities. Should you decide to go to Gaspé, fill up in Murdochville. Stay on Route 198 and enjoy this beautiful and vast setting that continues for almost 90 km before getting to the St. Lawrence Gulf circuit in Gaspé.

To continue the cove and mountain circuit, get back on Route 132 where you will experience a strong feeling of freedom when taking the curve that leads to Mont-Louis. Pleasantly fitted to the natural scenery, Parc et Mer Mont-Louis offers a variety of services. Exceptional viewpoint, coffee shop, high-speed Internet, comfort station and beach. As it appears, after the curve that runs along the coast, Mont-Saint-Pierre exudes a sense of purity. Contemplate this natural setting where the valley, the plateau, the mountain and the bay exist in perfect harmony. Give a well-deserved rest and look up, maybe you will see hand-gliding and paragliding enthusiasts enjoying fun and freedom as they glide in the sky.

Going further west, be sure not to miss the scenic points of Rivière-à-Claude, Ruisseau-à-Rebours and Marsoui. Furthermore, seven kilometres from Marsoui, a red surprise is waiting for you in La Martre; a lighthouse with a unique wooden structure and still operating is proudly erected on its cape. After a stop at the Cap-au-Renard lookout, in the Tourelle sector, a walk along the shore leads you to a monolith (turret) after which the old municipality had been named.

Visit: Centre d'interprétation du cuivre, Parc et mer Mont-Louis and Exploramer.