or pick your starting city — the number is how many trails we list.
Less routine. More outdoors.
A quiet trail or a summit that stays with you. Adventure starts with a want.
What are we doing today?Mont St Hilaire · Montérégie
Your next start
First, the want
No need for a plan to get started.
The adventure starts here
Open to explore now
The sound of your steps, the smell of the forest, the view opening up. Find a place that suits you, and what you need to prepare.
Find my next hikeThe outdoors changes. The want stays.
Trails are muddy, streams run high, and some access points stay closed. It is also when the forest wakes up and you meet almost no one.
Explore trails →Leave early, carry more water than you think, and save summits for clear mornings. Parking fills fast on weekends.
Explore trails →Crisp air, leaves underfoot, a last ray at the summit. Enjoy the season without forgetting the way back.
Explore trails →Snowshoes or spikes depending on the snow, and short days. Cold is handled with layers, not one big coat.
Explore trails →The ranking comes from real visits, not from an in-house pick.
What comes next
15 activities are in preparation. We open one once it has enough verified places to be useful.
Your free kit to get going
25 hikes under 2 hours from Montreal
Plus four bonuses: injury-prevention training, a checklist, a taping guide and five videos for beginners.
The outdoors is better shared
A discovery, a photo, a corner you know by heart. Help LGPO grow with your experience on the ground.
Before you go
Today, hiking. The others are in preparation: we open an activity once it has enough verified places to be genuinely useful.
Start short and close to home, look at elevation gain rather than distance, and check parking and access. Our beginner guides give the bearings.
It depends on the place, and each trail page says so. Many national parks refuse them, others accept them on a leash. The dog guide gathers the ones that do.
In the resources space: the 25 hikes under 2 hours from Montreal guide, a checklist, a training guide, a taping guide and five videos.
