Hiking near Laval

• Boisé Papineau

  Laval

  Drive ≈ 4 min Walk 1 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy

• Le Bois De L'équerre

  Laval

  Drive ≈ 4 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Centre De La Nature De Laval

  Laval

  Drive ≈ 5 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed Public transit listed

• Parc-nature De L'île-de-la-visitation

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 7 min Walk 2 hr

  Level: Easy

• Parc des Prairies

  Laval

  Drive ≈ 8 min Walk 1 hr 5 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles

  Laval

  Drive ≈ 8 min Walk 3 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Beausejour Park

  Bas-Saint-Laurent

  Drive ≈ 11 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc Frédéric-Back

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 11 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc-nature Du Ruisseau-de Montigny

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 11 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Centre D'interprétation De La Nature Et Sentier Des Berges De Boisbriand

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 12 min Walk 1 hr

  Level: Easy

• Parc Jarry

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 13 min Walk 2 hr 15 min

  Level: Hard Dogs allowed

• Parc du Boisé-Jean-Milot

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 14 min Walk 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Boisé De L'orée-des-bois

  Laval

  Drive ≈ 14 min

  Level: Easy

• Bois De La Source

  Laval

  Drive ≈ 15 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc-nature Du Bois-de-liesse

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 15 min Walk 3 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc Maisonneuve

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 16 min Walk 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Jardin Botanique De Montréal

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 16 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc Du Mont-royal

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 18 min Walk 3 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc La Fontaine

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 18 min Walk 2 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc Du Domaine Vert

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 20 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc De La Promenade-bellerive

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 20 min Walk 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• King George Park

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 20 min Walk 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc Jean-drapeau

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 21 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Parc Du Grand-coteau - Pistes Et Sentiers Émilie-mondor

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 21 min Walk 2 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy

• La Réserve Naturelle Du Boisé-roger-lemoyne

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 21 min Walk 2 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Parc Naturel Terra-cotta

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 23 min Walk 1 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc National Des Îles-de-boucherville

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 23 min Walk 1 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc Angrignon

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 24 min Walk 2 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc Des Méandres

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 24 min Walk 1 hr

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc Michel Chartrand

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 25 min Walk 4 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy

• Pôle Des Rapides

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 27 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc-nature Du Cap-saint-jacques

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 28 min Walk 3 hr 40 min

  Level: Easy

• Cap St Jacques

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 28 min

• Zoo Ecomuseum

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 32 min Walk 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc De La Cité

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 33 min Walk 2 hr

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Arboretum Morgan

  Montréal

  Drive ≈ 33 min Walk 2 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc André-j.-côté

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 33 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Mont Saint Bruno National Park

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 36 min Walk 7 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Centre Écologique Fernand-seguin

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 36 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate

• Parc Le Rocher

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 37 min Walk 3 hr

  Level: Easy

• Parc national d'Oka

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 38 min Walk 8 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc régional de la Rivière-du-Nord | Chutes Wilson

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 40 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc Nature Bois Robert

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 43 min Walk 2 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Parc De La Coulée

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 44 min Walk 5 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Les Sentiers Naturels D'hudson

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 46 min Walk 3 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Réserve Naturelle Alfred-kelly

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 51 min Walk 4 hr 15 min

  Level: Moderate

• Parc Régional De Beauharnois - Salaberry

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 51 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Mont St Hilaire

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 52 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate

• Les Sentiers Écologiques De Saint-hippolyte

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 52 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Base De Plein Air Des Cèdres

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 54 min Walk 3 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Sommet Saint-Sauveur

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 56 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Moderate

• Parc Des Chutes Dorwin

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 57 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• John H. Molson Park

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 57 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Mont Rigaud

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 58 min Walk 1 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc De La Rivière Doncaster

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Ski Montcalm

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr Walk 4 hr

  Level: Moderate

• Parc des Cascades

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 1 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Rougemont Mount

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 3 min Walk 2 hr 45 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Mont St Grégoire

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 4 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate

• Parc Du Corridor Aérobique

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 4 min

  Level: Easy

• Sommet Morin Heights

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 5 min Walk 3 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Chouette À Voir

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 9 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc Les Salines

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 11 min Walk 2 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Mont Condor

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 12 min Walk 2 hr

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Centre Plein Air De Saint-adolphe-d'howard

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 15 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Camping Sainte-agathe-des-monts - Centre De Plein Air

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 18 min Walk 10 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc Régional des Chutes Monte-à-Peine et des Dalles | Entrée Sainte-Béatrix

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 21 min Walk 4 hr 15 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Abbaye Val Notre-Dame

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 21 min Walk 4 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Mont Yamaska

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 22 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Parc Régional De La Forêt Ouareau

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 29 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Le Nid De L'aigle Et Le Mont Larose

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 30 min Walk 2 hr 15 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Parc ÉCO Laurentides (CTEL) - Centre Touristique Et Éducatif Des Laurentides

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 33 min Walk 4 hr 30 min

  Level: Hard Dogs allowed

• Chute A Bull

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 34 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• Mont Kaaikop

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 35 min Walk 4 hr 30 min

  Level: Hard

• Mont Ouareau

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 37 min Walk 2 hr

  Level: Moderate

• Parc Terry-fox

  Eastern Townships

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 38 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Mont Blanc

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 39 min Walk 4 hr 30 min

  Level: Hard

• Centre d'Interprétation de la Nature du Lac Boivin

  Eastern Townships

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 40 min Walk 2 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy

• La Montagne Noire

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 41 min Walk 3 hr 20 min

  Level: Hard Dogs allowed

• Mont Sourire

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 42 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Centre de plein air de l'UQAM

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 44 min Walk 5 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Friends of the Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area

  Montérégie

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 44 min Walk 2 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Sentiers Accès-nature Laurentides

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 46 min Walk 3 hr 45 min

  Level: Hard Dogs allowed

• Parc National De La Yamaska

  Eastern Townships

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 46 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Parc Des Pionniers

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 46 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Mont Shefford

  Eastern Townships

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 47 min Walk 4 hr 15 min

  Level: Hard

• Mont Nixon

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 50 min Walk 2 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy

• Sentier parc des montagnards

  Eastern Townships

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 50 min Walk 1 hr 5 min

  Level: Moderate

• Mount Brome (Bromont)

  Eastern Townships

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 51 min Walk 2 hr 15 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Cap De La Fée

  Lanaudière

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 51 min Walk 2 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Domaine Saint-Bernard

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 51 min Walk 8 hr 10 min

  Level: Easy

• Tour à feux de St-Rémi-d'Amherst

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 54 min Walk 1 hr 30 min

  Level: Moderate Dogs allowed

• Montagne d'Argent

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 54 min Walk 2 hr 45 min

  Level: Moderate

• Parc National Du Mont-tremblant

  Laurentides

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 55 min Walk 6 hr 15 min

  Level: Hard

• Parc Omega

  Outaouais

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 56 min Walk 1 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy

• Girouard Park

  Edmonton & Area Alberta

  Drive ≈ 21 min Walk 25 min

  Level: Easy

• Voyageur Provincial Park

  Ottawa and Countryside Ontario

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 10 min Walk 1 hr 45 min

  Level: Easy Dogs allowed

• Vankleek Hill, Ontario

  Ottawa and Countryside Ontario

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 30 min Walk 45 min

  Level: Easy

• Lake Alice Wildlife Management Area

  Adirondacks New York

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 41 min Walk 1 hr 15 min

  Level: Easy

• Malone Village Memorial Park

  North Country New York

  Drive ≈ 1 hr 56 min Walk 30 min

  Level: Easy

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Through the seasons

Spring

Spring in Laval brings mild temperatures and muddy trail conditions as snow melts from March to May.

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This is an excellent time to explore riverside trails along the Rivière des Prairies, though waterproof boots are essential due to wet and muddy paths. Start with shorter, well-maintained trails as many backcountry routes may still have snow patches or be inaccessible.

Summer

Summer offers the best hiking conditions in Laval with warm temperatures and long daylight hours from June to August.

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All 97 nearby trails are typically accessible, making it perfect for longer hikes and exploring the region's diverse forest paths. Bring plenty of water, insect repellent for mosquitoes and blackflies, and start early morning hikes to avoid the heat and afternoon thunderstorms common in Quebec summers.

Fall

Fall transforms Laval's hiking trails with spectacular autumn foliage from September to November, offering some of the year's most scenic conditions.

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The cooler temperatures and reduced insect activity make for comfortable hiking, though trails can become slippery with wet leaves. Layer clothing as temperatures can vary significantly, and consider bringing a headlamp for shorter daylight hours later in the season.

Winter

Winter hiking near Laval requires proper preparation with temperatures often dropping well below freezing and significant snowfall from December to March.

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Many trails become snowshoeing or cross-country skiing routes, requiring appropriate winter gear including microspikes or snowshoes for traction. Dress in layers, bring extra food and warm drinks, and inform others of your route as daylight hours are limited and weather conditions can change rapidly.