Du Banc trail

Forillon National Park

Du Banc trail

Venture along the seashore on Du Banc trail and take in the magnificent Forillon cliffs and the Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse.

Parking for persons with disabilities.

Information and reservation

The wheelchair bicycle (GRIT) is available to rent for free to people with reduced mobility wishing to enjoy the Du Banc trail. It is a wheelchair where the two wheels are pulled independently with mountain bike chains. This system provides more power to climb the slopes and also allows you to pick up speed, in a very safe way.

Reservations recommended

For information: Cap-des-Rosiers Visitor Information and Discovery Centre or

   418-368-5505

Click on the images for more technical information.

 


The wheelchair bicycle (GRIT) is available to rent for free to people with reduced mobility wishing to enjoy the Du Banc trail. For information: Cap-des-Rosiers Visitor Information and Discovery Centre or 418-368-5505.
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A woman walks on a wooden walkway on the Du Banc trail with her dog on a leash.

A planked boardwalk extends over a distance of approximately 400 m.


© Parks Canada / Mathieu Dupuis

 

Two men, one in a wheelchair, sit at a picnic table adapted for people with reduced mobility along the Du Banc trail.

Along Du Banc trail, take a break at a wheelchair accessible picnic table.


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The Irish Memorial (Carricks), seen from above, in memory of the some one hundred passengers who drowned off Cap-des-Rosiers, in 1847.

You can approach the Irish Memorial (Carricks) erected in the memory of the some one hundred passengers who drowned off Cap-des-Rosiers, in 1847.


© Parks Canada / Mathieu Dupuis

 

A family heads up to the observation tower on the Du Banc trail.

Climb the stairs to reach the observation tower over the salt marsh, the sea and the lighthouse.


© Parks Canada / Mathieu Dupuis

 

A man in a wheelchair is heading toward the service building at the parking lot on Du Banc trail.

Washrooms can be found in the service building located near the parking lot of Cap-des-Rosiers. It is accessible to people with reduced mobility.


© Parks Canada / Roger St-Laurent

 

Part of the parking lot and the Visitor Information and Discovery Centre building. Visitors play near the decorative animal silhouettes.

At the other end of the trail is the Visitor Information and Discovery Centre, which offers universal access as well as several services such as inclusive washrooms, exhibit, gift shop, bistro, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi, among others.


© Parks Canada / Geneviève Carrié Rifon
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