Catmandoo Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Planning a late February trip which will consist of 4 days of riding. My concern is the time it will take between LeMalbaie , staying at the Fairmont, back to Shawinigan? Via Explora shows the shortest distance at 216 miles. I would not be concerned if I was riding trials up north. Most of the riding will be on trail 3 for this leg which should be pretty quick? Can this be done in 8 hours? As a reference: Day one Shawinigan to Quebec City, Four Points Sheraton. Second day Quebec City to Mt Valin, Carcajou. Third day Mt Valin to LeMalbaie, Fairmont. I look forward to hearing eveyones thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerjericho Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 We did a short trip last year from St Damian to the Fairmont. Got to Quebec City Four Points stayed the night. Got to the Fairmont by About 2:00 the next day. Gambled a bit that afternoon and night. Left the Fairmont and got to Shawinigan about 3:00 or 4:00, so about 6 or 7 hrs. Then back to St Damian by noon. So to answer your question, yes you should be able to make it in under 8 hrs. By the way these are great trails and they were groomed perfectly, even through Quebec City which is unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcstar Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 If you are riding mid week no problem, weekends are rough due to (QC) traffic on 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800steve Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 No problem in one day, but as noted, Quebec City area gets BEAT TO DEATH on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catmandoo Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I've made the trip from Shawinigan to Quebec City before and knew the timeline. I just didn't want to be surprised between there and the Fairmont. The good news is that we'll be riding on a Tuesday so the trails should be as good as they're going to be. I appreciate everyone's comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 yup. Casino to Shawini is no prob, especially on a weekday. You'll be to 4 Points by lunch that 1st day. Too bad they haven't built a hotel at the gas stop in L'Etape. You can tour the Ice Hotel and still rip the 40 mile trail 300 around Ile d'Orleans just for kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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