Drove to Pointe Des Cascade, about a 30 minute drive from Pierrefonds, few minutes away from Mike and Aimee's place in Dorion-Vaudreuil.The "Pistes Cyclable Soulanges"
The "Pistes Cyclable Soulanges" is a 35 km of stretch of paved / asphalt bike path, starts from Pointe des Cascade and stretches all the way to Riviere Beaudette, just a few kilometers from the Quebec - Ontario border. It runs alongside the old Soulanges Canal.
what it looked like years ago
Tito Lits beside the commemorative marker which tells about the history of the old canal.
Drive to Pointe De Cascades
Take highway 20 west past Dorion-Vaudreuil, exit to highway 338 west. It's only a few minutes from Mike and Aimee's.
Along Highway 338 East, from Les Cedres towards Pointe Des Cascade.
The bike path is right alongside the canal, just beside those trees.
By the old hydro-electric dam
At the junction of Coteau Du Lac
to continue on your ride westward, cross the road, the bike path continues on at the other side
15 kms more to go from here to Riviere Beaudette. The full round trip kilometers is 70 kms
Down by the old locks
we took these photos on the way back to Pointe Des Cascade
Just a little further ahead, still in the vicinity of the old locks
Certainly a beautiful route that provides cycling tourists as well as nature lovers plenty of photo opportunities.
And for the rest of the 70+ pictures that Uncle Pilo took, CLICK here.
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