Hiking at Centre de ski Mont-Vidéo: trails, lookout and practical info

What the site offers on foot

Centre de ski Mont-Vidéo, at 43 chemin du Mont-Vidéo in Barraute, began in 1965 as a private ski resort. It is now a non-profit organization. On the trail side, the official website lists 7.5 km of hiking trails, alongside 8 km of cross-country ski trails.

The site does not name its routes or give a distance for each trail, so there is no single loop to recommend here. Its Hiking page, filed under the winter section, describes a network of hiking and snowshoe trails, recently marked, that pass through cedar groves, ice falls and the mountain. The trail map it publishes is the winter 2023-2024 one.

The forest and the lookout

According to the Sortir au Québec listing, the trails cross a forest of maple, aspen and birch. At the top of the hill, a lookout has a view over lac Roy and the surrounding towns, including Amos. Panels explain the geomorphology of the mountain.

Before you go

• Parking: free on site, with spaces for buses. Sortir au Québec also lists a picnic area and drinking water.
• Fees: the official Hiking page lists, under winter, a day pass of $12 for adults 18 and over, $6 for children and a $35 trail subscription, at the regular rate. No summer hiking rate is published there.
• Hours: no summer hours specific to the trails are published. The campground reception had summer hours from June 1 to September 1, 2026: closed Monday to Wednesday, open Thursday to Sunday.
• Emergencies: the site asks you to call the trail patrol coordinator first at 819-734-7424, then 911 for a serious injury.
• Confirm access: to find out whether the trails are open on foot and at what price, call the resort at 819-734-3193.

Other summer activities on site

In summer the site offers mountain biking (enduro-style trails, with a pass from June to October in 2026), camping with a private lake, chalet rentals and a private beach. Visitors who are not camping can use the beach by paying at the campground reception: $4 per person or $8 for a family of up to four in summer 2025. The beach is not supervised. The resort's restaurant-bar is listed as closed during the summer season.

Getting there

According to Mountain Project, Amos is about 40 km (35 minutes) from the mountain and Val-d'Or about 60 km (50 minutes).