Le Massif de Charlevoix is the ideal destination for mountain biking enthusiasts, regardless of skill level. Our Mountain Sports School guides have crafted beginner, intermediate, and expert routes, ensuring an unforgettable adventure for everyone. Dive into a unique experience by exploring breathtaking landscapes while honing your technique on trails suited to your abilities.
For beginners
Discover this specially designed itinerary for a full day of descent, where you will explore diverse trails while getting familiar with different mountain biking techniques and enjoying breathtaking panoramic views.
Morning
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Start your day with Tutti Frutti, featuring gentle slopes and wide turns, perfect for warming up.
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Then move on to Brise-glace for slightly more technical but still accessible sections.
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Continue with the learning area La Chouenneuse for banked turns and rollers, ideal for building confidence and skills.
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End the morning with Cerise sur le Sundae for an extra challenge with winding sections, consolidating your skills while appreciating the unique panoramic view from Le Buton.
Afternoon
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After a refreshment break at the summit chalet, start the afternoon with Easy Rider, an ideal trail to get back into the rhythm with wide, rolling sections.
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Move on to 6 Pack to work on your pumping technique and fluidity.
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Continue with Roulé Suisse, featuring banked turns and smooth sections, perfect for refining your turns and enjoying the safe sensation of speed.
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Follow with Basilic for faster descents.
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End your day with Cœur de velours, featuring tight turns and smooth, quick descents, wrapping up your adventure beautifully.
For intermediates
Embark on these stimulating and varied itineraries to discover the mountain and the magic of its vast playground.
Itinerary 1
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Start with La Chouenneuse at the summit learning area, perfect for warming up with banked turns, rollers, and jumps, preparing you for more technical challenges ahead.
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Move on to Ping Pong and Funky Fungy to test your agility on the bumps and undulations.
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Continue with Whippette and Roulé Suisse to refine your turns.
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Finish with Basilic and Pesto for a technical and fun challenge with plenty of banked turns and fast descents.
Itinerary 2
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Start with Bus Jaune for a gentle climb and beautiful panoramas.
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Descend Histoire sans fin, a nearly 6 km long run with many banked turns and wooden bridges, followed by Paresseux with its berms and flow for a smooth, fast experience with some surprises.
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End the day with Basilic and Pesto to hone your technique.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Bus Jaune trail is named in homage to the old school bus that used to transport skiers between the base and summit of the mountain during their runs until the 90s.
For experts
Advanced cyclists will find technical challenges to match their skills with thrilling adventures across the longest vertical drop east of the Canadian Rockies.
Itinerary 1
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Start with La Chouenneuse at the summit learning area and then take the Bus jaune climb, a great way to mentally and physically prepare for the technical trails ahead while enjoying the incredible view.
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Head to La Cigale, a technical trail requiring precision with rocky sections and tight turns, followed by La Fourmi, which demands excellent bike handling and speed management to avoid obstacles and maintain a smooth trajectory.
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Continue with Tite Chèvre and Paresseux for jumps and berms.
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Move on to Limonade, one of the most technical trails at Le Massif with its rock ledges, and finish with Pesto for fast descents and high-speed turns.
Itinerary 2
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Begin with Ping Pong, a fun, winding trail with bumps and undulations, and Funky Fungy to test your agility.
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Continue with Whippette, a trail specifically designed for aerial maneuvers.
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Speed up on Histoire sans fin, engaging the 6th gear on the final section of the longest trail in Quebec, and tackle Gros bœuf, a trail that will test all your riding skills.
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End with Vache qui rit, the toughest trail at Le Massif, featuring steep descents and natural obstacles.
Plan your adventure
Whether you are a novice or an expert, Le Massif has something to satisfy your thirst for adventure. Plan your mountain stay now to enjoy these exceptional experiences and discover the stunning landscapes of Charlevoix. See you on the trails!
