Sentier du Crique

Hiking trails & Routes

Canada

Québec

Notre-Dame-du-Laus

Sentier du Crique

Moderate

hikers

Sentier du Crique

03:11

10.8km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc régional du Poisson-Blanc

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

312 m

Crique Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sentier du Crique winds through the forest around Montagne du Fort and Lac Cuillèrier, with enough climbing to make this intermediate trail feel like a proper outing. Give yourself around four hours and bring good footwear, especially when the ground is wet. The trail is open year-round, so the scenery changes completely with the seasons, and dogs are welcome on leash. Older maps may still show its former name, Sentier Desjardins.

Tip by

4.25 km

Viewpoint — Le Perchoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Le Perchoir opens suddenly from the forest onto a broad slab of exposed rock, with wide views across the wooded hills and Poisson Blanc landscape beyond. There’s plenty of space to stop here for a break, and the open rock makes the viewpoint feel much bigger than the glimpses you get through the trees on the climb. It’s the first of several viewpoints along the higher section of Sentier du Crique.

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5.46 km

Viewpoint – Sentier du Crique

Highlight • Viewpoint

The climb pays off near the far end of Sentier du Crique, where the forest finally opens onto a rocky viewpoint high on Montagne du Fort. From here, you can look across the Poisson Blanc Reservoir and its maze of islands, with the forested Laurentian hills stretching beyond. There are two viewpoints along this upper section, so don’t turn back after the first opening.

Tip by

10.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.36 km

2.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.13 km

2.31 km