Upper Gaspé

From Gaspesie National Park to Grande-Vallée, 106 km

A trail, the mountain, sea, what a fairyhood! Deer tribe, gallinacés, Cetacea, gaspesiens insects, very singular flora, a course of village in village, along the sea and in mountain, what to satisfy here most curious, most loving about nature.

By traversing the trail of the Saint-Pierre valley, you discover the treasures of an ecosystem incredibly diversified. You will walk sometimes on a foam carpet or will climb the peak of the glacier valley, you will pass from the boreal forest at the seaside, along a river which is caught for an ocean. A nature where you find, at certain places of the thujas occidentalis of at least 400 years old.

Camp-site of the Jacques-Cartier mount you are at one day of walk of the refuge Caburons (13,7 km) overhanging the valley and letting  you guessing, by his panorama, the sea which you will join at the end of one day of walk. Passed the camp-site of Mount-Saint-Pierre (21,3 km) you then discover the picturesque village of Mount-Saint-Pierre recognized by the followers of coasting flight.

Thereafter, of village in village, you will be then the witnesses of the "natural beauty" and the gaspesienne culture. From Mount-Saint-Pierre, the trail takes the configuration of the edge of sea, by small jumps where mounts and valleys follows for initially reaching Mount-Louis (6,6 km), then Handle-Whining (7 km), Large-Dull (8 km), Handle-in Épée (8,8 km), Madeleine-Center (12,9 km) and River-Madeleine (2 km). This chain of courses and of worth supplements the High-Gaspésie sector.

Perhaps along the coast, you will see the breath of a whale. But no matter what you make, at the end one day of walk, do not deaden too quickly. It is the country of most beautiful the sunset and the night holds surely its aurorae boreales for you, unforgettable spectacles.

Companion Guide

The International Appalachian Trail Companion Guide will provide you with the information you need to plan your hikes, the trail sections, the accommodation sites along the trail, the information about food drops and much more.  This book will come in handy for your hikes, long or short.  This is the most complet information tool of the IAT-QC and remember that we are always available to answer your questions.  It is also possible to order it from us.

Click here to consult the Companion Guide.

These maps are presented to give a general idea of the course of the trail.  However, if you are planning a hike, you should buy the topographic maps which present information about the distances, the access trails and the campsites.  Even if you are planning a short hike, it is highly recommended that you buy the topographic map related to the area you are going to hike in.  Finally, it will be easier for IAT - QC employees to answer you questions if you have the topographic maps with you.  Pleas visit the Topographic Maps section for more information.

Québec		Gaspésie		SIA-IAT

Sections of the IAT in Québec 
 

		Upper Gaspe