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Montreal is known to be a snapshot of European-inspired cities and this much like Europe includes its walkability factor. Montreal is an incredibly walkable city as it boasts beautiful sights and landmarks in which you can pretty much all access by walking!

Now, we don’t expect you to start walking around in the middle of a -20c January night,  there are better months suited to be comfortable and to fully maximize your walk-scapades in Montreal. We feel that the best months to visit Montreal would normally be from April to September to not only be able to enjoy all the cities wide amenities but also to see how incredible walkable Montreal really is.

Under normal circumstances, walking around during summertime would present a plethora of things to do whether it’s visiting markets, events, festivals or visiting some of our favourite spots!  For now, we have to settle with what we’ve got. The good news, however, is that Montreal has actually gotten even more walkable during the Covid-19 Pandemic as Mayor Valerie Plante has helped pedestrianize 3 of Montreal’s major streets which include St-Catherine during summertime, St-Laurent Boulevard, Mount-Royal Avenue, St-Denis and Christophe-Colombe with additional streets still planned to move towards a more walkable and bike-friendly city.

Montreal is also quite famous for our underground city which is basically a big walkable mall and is home to some great stores. This is also entirely accessible by foot and is also an alternative way to enjoy walking around Montreal!

Montreal has been slowly changing how Montrealers maneuver around the city and while there are pros and cons to everything we believe that getting your steps in especially with all of the sitting we’ve been doing is definitely a good thing looking forward!

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Discovering a Historical Site Close To Montreal

Montreal is one of the oldest cities in North America. As it is now celebrating its 375th anniversary, it makes it even more interesting to learn about its history.

30 kilometers southeast of Montreal, lies the historic Fort Chambly.

The fort was strategically built back in 1665, in order to protect travelers on the river from the Iroquois. The Iroquois were a powerful northeast Native American confederacy.

This is a great visit for all ages.  I saw as many kids as senior people enjoying Fort Chambly. As much as I love the historical aspect of the fort, what I enjoyed most was bike riding there. It takes only two hours to reach the fort and two hours to head back. It is a clear bike path with lots of greenery.

See below for the map, location and some pictures.

 

 

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If you are looking for a park to hike close to Montreal, and not far from Fort Chambly, consider Mont Saint Bruno.

A bike parked infront of the city of Montreal

Bike Ride ideas in Montreal

Montreal is full of beautiful bike paths, which we can enjoy every day.  Yet if you have a couple of hours and you are planning to spend a good part of your day biking, you might want to check this bike route out.

87 KMs of Nature, and Along the water route.

It covers most of the south western part of Montreal (La chine, Verdun and La Salle) as well as the south shore of the city, all while staying along side the water.

The Route starts in the  Old Port of Montreal going through the following spots in order.

  1.  At water Market (Through the La chine canal)
  2.  To the Open Air Museum of La chine (AKA Rene-Levesque Park)
  3. Going through the Boulevard la-Salle all around the La Salle Area/Verdun.
  4. Then to park Parc de la Cite-du-Havre, which gives a great panoramic view of the Montreal, Jacques Cartier Bridge and the River.
  5. Then To Jean Drapeau Island and the Montreal Bio-Sphere.
  6. Then the Circuit Gilles Villneauve Island.
  7. All the way through the path on the water to Récré-O-Parc
  8. Then back through the south shore to Jacques Cartier Bridge

Here are some Picture of what you can expect to see on this ride.

Enjoy!

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You can also check other bike paths that might interest you.