Cycling

The Penouille multi-use trail is also shared by quadricycles.

Departure: Penouille parking lot
Length: 4 km (round trip)
Elevation gain: 1 m
Type of terrain: Flat, partly asphalted, wooden footbridge about 500 metres long at the start of the trail. Please note: there is a 10% gradient over a distance of 110 metres at the head of the trail.

In summer, the path runs alongside a sandy beach frequented by many bathers. A salt marsh and a small woodland are home to a variety of wildlife. Take the time to read the interpretation boards to learn more about this exceptional environment. At the very end of the point, near the service building, is a picnic area and playground. Walkers, in-line skaters, kick scooters and quadridycles can also enjoy this flat, accessible trail.

You can ride in La Vallée in winter too!

Departure: L'Anse-au-Griffon
Length: 9.2 km (roundtrip)
Elevation gain: 25 m
Type of terrain: gravel and dirt surface, forest path.

The L'Anse-au-Griffon river will guide you along this trail. Alongside it, you'll pass through a forest teeming with squirrels, grouse and the occasional moose. Keep your eyes peeled! This relatively flat trail has two picnic areas, one in a shelter and the other in a log cabin.

Drive through a landscape of sea and cliffs.

Departure: Cap-des-Rosiers parking lot (near the lighthouse) or Visitor information and discovery centre
Length: 4 km (roundtrip)
Elevation gain: 6 m
Type of terrain: A wooden footbridge for a distance of approximately 400 m, after that, a hard trail surfaced in stone dust.

Walk along the sea on the Banc trail, admiring the imposing cliffs of Forillon and the Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse. Stop off at the Irish memorial (Carricks), in memory of the hundred or so shipwrecked passengers who ran aground off Cap-des-Rosiers in 1847.

Drive to Cape Gaspé, our land's end!

Departure: L'Anse-aux-Amérindiens
Length: 6.4 km (roundtrip)
Elevation gain: 60 m
Type of terrain: Wide path, gravel and dirt surface, steep climb at the end of the route.

The Les Graves trail cuts through woodland and runs through fallow fields overlooking silvery coves. Marine mammals, bears and porcupines can sometimes be seen along the way. At Cap-Gaspé, perched on a 95-metre cliff, stands a white and red lighthouse. Powered by solar energy, it is fully automated. When you're there, enjoy it: the endless sea carries an air of rare and invigorating purity.

Remember to slow down in the presence of hikers.

Departure: near the administrative office (Peninsula) or L'Anse-au-Griffon
Length: 20 km (roundtrip)
Elevation gain: 155 m
Type of terrain: wide, rolling path. Gravel and dirt surface. Asphalt on the main slope at the halfway point.

This old road crosses the park from north (L'Anse-au-Griffon) to south (Penouille). Choose your starting point. Further south, you'll see a few streams running through the mixed forest. Further north, the trail wanders mainly through fallow fields. In this sector, you may be lucky enough to spot porcupine, black bear, hare or moose.

This trail is also shared by hikers and horse-riding enthusiasts.

In Fall, the Appalachia are majestic!

Departure: from route 197 (Rivière-au-Renard) or near the administrative office (Peninsula)