Grandes-Fourches network
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Enter a city crossed by rivers and bicycle paths with Mount Bellevue and Nations Lake located at its heart. Sherbrooke has a true urban outdoor experience for you. Whether you choose walking or cycling in the forest or waterside, paddle boating, canoeing or kayaking, you will find nature all over the city.
Get On Your Bike
Sherbrooke has 126 kilometres (78 miles) of bike paths divided into six sections, which connect to the Grandes-Fourches network (part of the Route verte, the Trans Canada Trail and the Véloroute des Cantons). Cyclists of all levels can enjoy both nature and the city by visiting many sites such as the Réal-D.-Carbonneau marsh, the Capelton mine, downtown Sherbrooke and the shore of Nations Lake. On your way, stop by a sunny terrace to sip on a fine local beer or savour a good meal. You’ll discover Sherbrooke’s abundance of savoury culinary finds.
Wind Through the Landscape
Destination Sherbrooke
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Whether you are peaceful nature walker or an urban hiker, Sherbrooke has the right path for you. These numerous routes will take you through an abundance of beautiful, natural places such as a marsh crisscrossed with elevated walkways, a dense 270-year-old forest, a natural rise of land measuring over 200 hectares or the Magog River Gorge. Also discover the Promenade des Rapides illuminated path in the city’s industrial cradle. You will be dazzled by the light show projected on the Abénaquis station. Summer or winter, this is a great show that highlights the strength of water.
Splashing In the Water
The many rivers crossing its territory make Sherbrooke an ideal place to play in the water. The Deauville municipal beach located on Lake Magog is open to swimmers till the end of August. To see the city from a different point of view, explore the water aboard a kayak, canoe or paddle boat rented at the Lucien-Blanchard beach or the Armand-Nadeau pavilion located in Parc Jacques-Cartier.
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