{"id":1464,"date":"2012-04-05T00:11:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T04:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2017-11-19T09:37:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T14:37:13","slug":"places-to-bike-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/places-to-bike-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"Best places to bike \u2013 Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Just outside the city there&#8217;s an island to discover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quebec is one of the best places to go for vacation for a hundred reasons or more, but with the weather becoming so mild, bike riding for 2012 ought to be near the top of your list for spring travel.\u00a0 Read on because there\u2019s a little known gem just outside the city limits that you\u2019ll want to discover.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/04\/05\/places-to-bike-quebec\/a-small-chapel-was-illuminated-by-the-sun-on-the-ile-dorleans-quebec\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1469\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1469\" title=\"Small chapel\" alt=\"A small chapel was illuminated by the sun on the Ile d'Orleans, Quebec\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Small-chapel-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Small-chapel.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Small-chapel.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Small-chapel.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ile d\u2019Orleans<\/strong> is\u00a0 a 30km-long island just 5km downriver from Quebec City. Cradled between the Laurentian Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains, this \u201cgarden of Quebec\u201d is a veritable patchwork quilt of agricultural delights. Riding and sampling the variety of wines, jams and jellies produced here makes for a wonderful day or weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the time you have available, you can choose from 20, 32, 38 or 67km loops around the island. You owe it to yourself to do the entire 67 if you have time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1468\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/04\/05\/places-to-bike-quebec\/sainte-famille-was-built-in-1743-on-the-ile-dorleans-quebec\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1468\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1468\" title=\"Sainte-Famille\" alt=\"Sainte-Famille was built in 1743 on the Ile d'Orleans, Quebec\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sainte-Famille-222x300.jpg?resize=222%2C300\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sainte-Famille.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sainte-Famille.jpg?resize=444%2C600&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sainte-Famille.jpg?w=759&amp;ssl=1 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sainte-Famille was built in 1743 on the Ile d&#8217;Orleans, Quebec<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you love architecture, you\u2019ll delight at the historic churches and chapels that dot the island. The entire island is divided into six parishes, each with its own beautiful church and\/or chapel building. <a href=\"http:\/\/parcmaritime.ca\/\">Parc Maritime<\/a> offers a glimpse into the seafaring history of the island\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a foodie, ready your taste buds for locally grown and produced ciders, jams, jellies, and mustards at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cidreriebilodeau.qc.ca\/\">Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau<\/a> and Cidrerie Domaine Steinbach. All around the island you\u2019ll also find pick-your-own apples, strawberries and raspberries. You could sample all day and never need a meal.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d rather a sit-down meal, there is indoor as well as outdoor dining, with or without entertainment, in buildings that date back to 1720. Wines run the gamut of reds, whites, port, mistelle, rose, fruit liquors and ice wines. Of course there\u2019s a micro-brewery and a Belgian craft brewer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1466\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/04\/05\/places-to-bike-quebec\/ile-dorleans-quebec-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1466\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1466\" title=\"Espace Felix-Leclerc\" alt=\"Espace Felix-Leclerc\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Espace-Felix-Leclerc-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Espace-Felix-Leclerc.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Espace-Felix-Leclerc.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Espace-Felix-Leclerc.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Espace Felix-Leclerc<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lovers of poetry will want to stop at Espace Felix-Leclerc where there are displays of his life and work inside, and hiking trails outside. Fans of sculpture will want to swing by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marccote.qc.ca\/\">Galerie et jardin de sculptures sur peirre Marc Cote<\/a> to see his carvings as well as his garden.<\/p>\n<p>Your first stop after crossing the bridge should be at the Tourist Information Center; 490, cote du Pont. Besides brochures and maps, their helpful staff can point you in the right direction for whatever adventure you seek. They even have a two audio CD audioguide of the island available. Contact them at their website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iledorleans.com\/\">www.iledorleans.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself in Quebec without your bike, no problem, steer into <a href=\"http:\/\/ecolocyclo.net\/\">Ecolocyclo inc.<\/a> on the island where you can rent bicycles, electric bicycles and tandems. They are located at 517, chemin Royal in Saint Pierre parish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1467\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/04\/05\/places-to-bike-quebec\/farm-field-in-ile-dorleans-quebec\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1467\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1467\" title=\"Farm field\" alt=\"Farm field in Ile d'Orleans, Quebec\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Farm-field-600x398.jpg?resize=600%2C398\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Farm-field.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Farm-field.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Farm-field.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farm field in Ile d&#8217;Orleans, Quebec<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can also rent bikes, dune buggies, &amp; kayaks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leptitbonheur.qc.ca\/\">Expedition Mi-Loup<\/a> at 186, cote Lafleur in Saint Jean parish. In the winter, they also rent dog sleds, snowmobiles and snowshoes. Ile d\u2019Orleans is a year-round fun center.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan ahead and plan to bring your bikes, consider traveling the most eco-friendly way possible and come on <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/viarail.ca\/en\/bike\">VIA Rail Canada<\/span>. \u00a0With their specially equipped baggage cars, you can load you bike for $20 and travel from any number of cities to Quebec in style. Even better, the entire rail corridor from Windsor, Ontario to Quebec City is covered by free WiFi service on their trains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/04\/05\/places-to-bike-quebec\/wifiroute-of-via-rail-canada\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1470\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1470\" title=\"Bike Route\" alt=\"Bike Route of VIA Rail Canada\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/WiFiRoute-of-VIA-Rail-Canada-600x329.jpg?resize=600%2C329\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/WiFiRoute-of-VIA-Rail-Canada.jpg?resize=600%2C329&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/WiFiRoute-of-VIA-Rail-Canada.jpg?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/WiFiRoute-of-VIA-Rail-Canada.jpg?w=619&amp;ssl=1 619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ever been to Ile d\u2019Orleans?\u00a0 Share your thoughts in the comment section below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you are heading even further east in Quebec, Carol Home suggests a little known area called Les Iles de la Madeleine, situated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It\u2019s an \u201carchipelago really with a landscape that lends itself perfectly to cycling. Last summer the scents of the wildflowers and the excellent seafood, and the fun Quebecois or Acadian culture made it a rare and special destination. It\u2019s a 5-hour ferry ride from Prince Edward Island (also an excellent biking destination with a tip to tip cycling trail).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Quebec stories you might be interested in:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2011\/01\/13\/quebec%E2%80%93you%E2%80%99ll-wished-you-stayed-longer\/\">Quebec\u2013you\u2019ll wished you stayed longer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Festival d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 de Qu\u00e9bec 2012 (Qu\u00e9bec City Summer Festival) July 5 to 15, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2011\/06\/24\/bixi-bikes-walk-up-pedal-away\/\">Bixi bikes \u2013 walk up, pedal away<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2010\/11\/11\/hotel-de-glace-the-ice-hotel-in-quebec\/\">Hotel de Glace (the Ice Hotel) in Quebec<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just outside the city there&#8217;s an island to discover Quebec is one of the best places to go for vacation for a hundred reasons or more, but with the weather becoming so mild, bike riding for 2012 ought to be near the top of your list for spring travel.\u00a0 Read on because there\u2019s a little 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outside the city there&#8217;s an island to discover Quebec is one of the best places to go for vacation for a hundred reasons or more, but with the weather becoming so mild, bike riding for 2012 ought to be near the top of your list for spring travel.\u00a0 Read on because there\u2019s a little known gem just outside the city limits that you\u2019ll want to discover. Ile d\u2019Orleans is\u00a0 a 30km-long island just 5km downriver from Quebec City. Cradled between the Laurentian Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains, this \u201cgarden of Quebec\u201d is a veritable patchwork quilt of agricultural delights.&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/latest-news-blog\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Travel<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"3 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chapel-954x358.jpg?fit=300%2C112&ssl=1","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chapel-954x358.jpg?resize=600%2C358&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chapel-954x358.jpg?resize=600%2C358&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chapel-954x358.jpg?fit=954%2C358&ssl=1","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/latest-news-blog\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Blog<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Blog<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">agri-tourism<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">biking<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Canada<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ice Hotel<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Quebec<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Quebec City<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Quebec City Summer Festival<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Rail travel<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel and Tourism<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">wine tasting<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">agri-tourism<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">biking<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Canada<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ice Hotel<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Quebec<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Quebec City<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Quebec City Summer Festival<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Rail travel<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel and Tourism<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">wine tasting<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":3,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 14 years ago","modified":"Updated 8 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 5, 2012","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2017"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 5, 2012 12:11 am","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2017 9:37 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-nC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4398,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/hotel-musee-premieres-nations-is-a-triple-treat-in-wendake-quebec\/","url_meta":{"origin":1464,"position":0},"title":"Hotel-Musee Premieres Nations is a triple treat in Wendake, Quebec","author":"Doug","date":"January 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"To really appreciate a city, it helps to have a historical background on the place. 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