Byrd Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 M&M Tours is off. Left Oliphant Sunday March 17th, pulled into the Best Western Premier Hotel Aristocrate in Quebec City around 8 and had a fabulous dinner at the in house restaurant, La Fenouillière. Off Monday morning and checked in to Complexe Hotelier Escoumins then spent 3 hours trying to find places to stay for them next 5-7 days. Rode loops for the first 3 days in a variety of conditions…good, bad & ugly mostly due to the new, wet snow even though the groomers were out. Des Bouleaux Blanc clubhouse is a great stop 40 km from town. Thursday morning rode most the day through storm conditions to the ski village Valinouët and stayed at a local rental house, Auberge du Yeti. Rode up 373 as far as we could then spent the night in a cabin at Auberge 31. A quick lunch at Piste D’or was tasty and the owner was entertaining-he sort of reminded us of Bernard Then back to truck and trailer, 93 did not disappoint-smooth, fast trails. Loaded up and drove to Forestville. GSX800, iceman, Snobeeler and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 The snow finally came....and you have it mostly to yourself...can't ask for anything more than that...thanks for the report. MrGutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Just fan fu*’cking tastic !!!!!!!!! who woulda thought BTW……absolutely LOVE that food porn pic of the round steak. The chef deserves a medal ! Byrd, Pipeman and MrGutz 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueskyride Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Did a similar run out of Complexe Hotelier Escoumins starting Wednesday after an 11 hour drive on Tuesday. Ran up to Le Chapelle on 3 and then 93 and back on 350. Thursday up to Forestville on 3 with a heavy wet snow. Got colder and really started to snow later in the afternoon coming back on 330. In the higher elevations it felt like a new foot had fallen on top of 3 feet on the ground. Was a lot of fun bounding through the fresh powder, not very often you get to do that anymore. Then Friday under some bright blue sky (finally) and chilly, headed back toward La Chapelle in the reverse direction over 350 and breaking some trail up in the higher elevations. Looped around to Auberge du km 31 for lunch (great spot) and headed back on mostly groomed trails before sled blew up about 50 miles from Les Escoumins. Wouldn't be a trip without a little bit of towing. Anyway great trip to an otherwise pretty bad season. Wish I took more photos but was too busy riding... and nobody swimming in the pool at the motel. mikerider, smclelan, PLAYHARD and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 "Better late than never…" 100%! Thanks for sharing! (Except for a little ptsd from the shot with the snow up to the front bumper, but I should be OK after a while!) dooright, MrGutz, Byrd and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 2' of fresh on the magnificent 330?... P Hardy, zeusand, MrGutz and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Blueskyride said: mostly groomed trails before sled blew up about 50 miles from Les Escoumins. Wouldn't be a trip without a little bit of towing. Anyway great trip to an otherwise pretty bad season. Wish I took more photos but was too busy riding... and nobody swimming in the pool at the motel. Great spirit award goes to!... MrGutz and iceman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrd Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 Woke up in Forestville at the Enconologe to a cold, sunny morning, this hotel can accommodate many and it right on the trail. Rode mostly local trails all day and they were AMAZING! Highly recommend the 2 dead end trails straight north of Forestville; the scenery was spectacular and one of the nicest rides we’ve done in northern Quebec. We would have never ridden on those trails had it not been for the lack of snow in most areas this year….it felt like we were the only ones on the trail; met less than a dozen sleds all day. Absolutely fabulous day on the trails. doo4adoo, PLAYHARD, iceman and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Looks like awesome riding. A person doesnt knows what they are missing when scooting by the end of those dead end trails. Most times they are groomed for locals to get to their cabins, so very low traffic. PLAYHARD and Byrd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 28 minutes ago, smclelan said: Most times they are groomed for locals to get to their cabins, so very low traffic. Yep! Feels like private trails! But regular rules apply! Gotta expect the unexpected around every corner & over every hill! And GOTTA love those orange trails!... 20240305_135626.mp4 iceman, smclelan, P Hardy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 no helmets or anything PLAYHARD and MrGutz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuse6 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 13 hours ago, Byrd said: Woke up in Forestville at the Enconologe to a cold, sunny morning, this hotel can accommodate many and it right on the trail. Rode mostly local trails all day and they were AMAZING! Highly recommend the 2 dead end trails straight north of Forestville; the scenery was spectacular and one of the nicest rides we’ve done in northern Quebec. We would have never ridden on those trails had it not been for the lack of snow in most areas this year….it felt like we were the only ones on the trail; met less than a dozen sleds all day. We did 1,800 km Cote Nord trip starting in Les Escoumins out to Sept-iles at the end of February. Spend 2 nights at the Econolodge in Forestville. Allows us to spend a day riding all the orange trail loops north of Forestville. Beautiful scenic ride, felt like parts of the Gaspe without the water. The warming hut up there is the nicest one we ever came across.. The day we spend there trails we’re perfect, not a single bump. We also rode the big loop orange trails north of Baie Comeau. This is also a beautiful scenic ride. The 2 loops north of Forestville and Baie Comeau were the best parts of the trip. dooright, MrGutz, PLAYHARD and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrd Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 Packed an overnight bag and hit the freshly groomed trails, headed east to Baie Comeau. First 60 km to bridge was perfect, crossed bridge then good with the exception of 1 km that had been ploughed. Rode local, scenic trails around Baie Comeau then checked in Le Manoir for the evening had another great meal at the in house restaurant. One of the day’s Highlight was the suspension bridge. Heading back to the truck & trailer for our long journey home. Thanks to all the groomer drivers and volunteers for making all the trials in Quebec the best in the world! Hope you enjoyed our voyage, thanks for following along…. We keep doing it because we personally enjoy reading about other riders adventures. MrsGTRider, PLAYHARD, Snobeeler and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Super trip , report and intel...looking forward to the local trails there...there are many in Sept tile as well...12.5k on the 1200...half way home!! Byrd and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 You had me at Orange trails. If you know ya know. dooright, Byrd and PLAYHARD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Great pictures. Not the Prinroth you want to meet on the trail. LoL Thanks for sharing your adventures. Byrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 14 hours ago, Byrd said: Hope you enjoyed our voyage, thanks for following along…. We keep doing it because we personally enjoy reading about other riders adventures. Thanks for sharing! And OH DUDE, how freaky was that stretch with the dolls strung up in the trees?!? Trail 3 a few clicks east of Forestville? I don't sleep great as it is, I sure didn't need THAT on the brain! Byrd and MrGutz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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