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Trip Report. I am typing this from St Anne des Monts.

We drove to river du loup Sunday. Rode yesterday from Rdl to matane. Today matane to St Anne des Monts and will make Gaspe tonight. So far trails have been ranging from good to very very good.

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2015-01-11 Canada, Gaspe, AR-MK-BW-BW.zip

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We made it to Grand Vallée last night. We dealt with about 20 miles of breaking trail which had 10 inches of powder. Overall a very good ride. Going to try for Chandler tonight. Again overall conditions are very good and having a good time. We stayed at Hotel Motel Grand Vallée and had a really good dinner. I just uploaded a panoramic pic from my room here.

I've heard the trail into Perce is closed due to landowner dispute. Not sure this is still the case. But we are heading to gaspe then inland on the local then down the regional to Chandler tonight, if not further.

There is no one on the trails. I think we've passed four of five other sleds in 400 miles. More people should be up here, thee is plenty of snow. And buy your trail passes here.

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I write this sitting in hotel Adams restaurant. Trails remain good. If you are on the fence, jump off and get in your truck and drive up here. We are heading inland on the local and regional to Chandler now. Don't let gaspe intimidate you. More pics. more pics just uploaded.

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I wrote this laying in bed at Grand Pre in Bonaventure. Today was overall a good day. There were a very few stretches of just a couple miles of terrible trails but they don't take away from how good everything else was. Chandler was out putting up signs at intersection of 597 and 5. 597 was extremely good, very fast. Great day. More pics posted.

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Thanks for the updates sounds like some pretty good conditions. It shows on the info Gaspe site the trail 5 is closed between Gaspe and Perce I know you didn't go that way but did you see any indication of that?

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Pics are great! You are getting great weather! The partly cloudy or cloudless bright blue Gaspesie skies sure beats being stuck in a motel due to a raging storm!

Not surprised to hear some trails near Bonaventure were choppy. Last March was I think the only time I have ridden that area when the trails were 10/10.

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Good Report and even better like the sounds of the conditions still 3 or so weeks before i leave or my trip up there this year. good pics too.

With the trail being closed over by perce is this going to be closed all year or making a detour? whats going on with that

Day 1- Drive from 03585 NH to Saint Georges Stay at hotel le georgesville.

http://www.georgesville.com/en/index.php , 3hrs 51 min 200 miles

Hôtel Le Georgesville

300 118e Rue

Saint-Georges, QC G5Y 3E3

Day 2- Saint-Georges to RDL, stay at Hotel Universel RDL 1-418-862-9520, 210 Miles

http://hoteluniverselrdl.com/index_en.php

Day 3- RDL to Amqui. Stay at Auberge L’ Ambassadeur 1-418-629-1973, 200 miles

http://www.auberge-ambassadeur.com/

Day 4- Amqui to New Richmond, stay at Hotel Le Francis 1-418-392-4485, 200 miles

http://www.hotelfrancis.qc.ca/en/

Day 5- New Richmond to Chandler, Stay at Motel Chandler 1-418-689-4444, 200 Miles

597 to 597R local to 595 to 5

http://www.motelchandler.com/,

Day 6- Chandler to Rivere Au Renard, stay at L'Auberge Le Caribou 1-877-260-3344, 115 Miles

http://www.lecaribou.ca/

Day 7- Rivere Au Renard to Mont St Pierre stay at Le Delice Motel Restaurant 1-418-797-2850,

105 Miles

http://www.audelice.com/

Day 8- Mont St Pierre to Rimouski, stay at Hôtel Le Navigateur 1- 418-724-6944, 218 Miles

http://www.groupelenavigateur.com/en/le_navigateur_home.html

Day 9- Rimouski to Saint-Georges stay at hotel Le Georgesville 418-227-3000, 300 Miles

http://www.georgesville.com/en/index.php

Day 10- Saint Georges to HOME 03585, 200 Miles 3Hr 51 Min

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Edited by dinobball23
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Good Report and even better like the sounds of the conditions still 3 or so weeks before i leave or my trip up there this year. good pics too.

With the trail being closed over by perce is this going to be closed all year or making a detour? whats going on with that

Day 1- Drive from 03585 NH to Saint Georges Stay at hotel le georgesville.

http://www.georgesville.com/en/index.php , 3hrs 51 min 200 miles

Hôtel Le Georgesville

300 118e Rue

Saint-Georges, QC G5Y 3E3

Day 2- Saint-Georges to RDL, stay at Hotel Universel RDL 1-418-862-9520, 210 Miles

http://hoteluniverselrdl.com/index_en.php

Day 3- RDL to Amqui. Stay at Auberge L Ambassadeur 1-418-629-1973, 200 miles

http://www.auberge-ambassadeur.com/

Day 4- Amqui to New Richmond, stay at Hotel Le Francis 1-418-392-4485, 200 miles

http://www.hotelfrancis.qc.ca/en/

Day 5- New Richmond to Chandler, Stay at Motel Chandler 1-418-689-4444, 200 Miles

597 to 597R local to 595 to 5

http://www.motelchandler.com/,

Day 6- Chandler to Rivere Au Renard, stay at L'Auberge Le Caribou 1-877-260-3344, 115 Miles

http://www.lecaribou.ca/

Day 7- Rivere Au Renard to Mont St Pierre stay at Le Delice Motel Restaurant 1-418-797-2850,

105 Miles

http://www.audelice.com/

Day 8- Mont St Pierre to Rimouski, stay at Hôtel Le Navigateur 1- 418-724-6944, 218 Miles

http://www.groupelenavigateur.com/en/le_navigateur_home.html

Day 9- Rimouski to Saint-Georges stay at hotel Le Georgesville 418-227-3000, 300 Miles

http://www.georgesville.com/en/index.php

Day 10- Saint Georges to HOME 03585, 200 Miles 3Hr 51 Min

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What days are you going and would you be interested in two more joining you? We've been riding QC for 20 years and experienced at 1000-1500 loop trips. Your mileage per day is perfect but never rode Gaspe before. Always north of Seaway. Edited by NJSkidoo
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Sorry for the double post.

I write this from bed at Domain Varga. What an amazing place. We left Bonaventure yesterday and took a variety of local trails and TQ5, we had dinner at Jojo's in Amqui. The rode 587 and 579 to Varga. Trails were out of this world. Some of the best I've experienced in Quebec and I've put down 30,000 miles here. We lost one rider last night, his sled broke and he is getting a pickup truck ride to Universal where our truck is.

This morning we ride to Universal and drive home.

Domains Varga is a place worth staying at. Very nice accommodations and very nice people.

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