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Quebec · Gaspésie
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Compare the 24 hiking trails in Gaspésie by duration, level and access.
By François Dumaine · updated October 14, 2026
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Coordinates: LGPO database · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
3 of our 24 trails are free. Elsewhere, the listed fee is $8.90.
See the free trailsTrails can close or change with the season: thaw, snow, maintenance. Each trail page links to the site manager, who publishes closures.
Our practical tipsAllowed on 7 of our 24 trails, not allowed on 1, to be confirmed for 16 more.
Our practical tipsCounts based on our 24 trails in Gaspésie; details and sources are on each trail page.
We list 24: 13 easy, 5 moderate, 3 hard and 3 without a listed level.
Among the 13 easy trails, start with Plage Haldimand (2.0 km, 30 min), Mont Logan (1.0 km, 30 min) and Parc National De Miguasha (3.0 km, 1 hr 15 min). Each trail page gives the duration, the level and the access conditions.
Dogs are allowed on 7 of our 24 trails, including Parc National Du Canada Forillon, Parc National De La Gaspésie, Parc Régional De Val-d'irène and Le Parc Régional De La Seigneurie Du Lac Matapédia. They are not allowed on 1: Parc National De L'île-bonaventure-et-du-rocher-percé. For 16 more, the information is not confirmed: check the site's rules.
3 of 24 trails are free: Plage Haldimand, Réserve Faunique De Matane and Mont Saint-Pierre. Each trail page gives the fee when there is one.
Each trail page links to the site manager's website (park, municipality, reserve), which publishes closures and rules. During the thaw and after heavy rain, some trails may be closed.
Gaspésie is a peninsula on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Bonjour Québec names Forillon, Gaspésie, Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé and Miguasha national parks, as well as the International Appalachian Trail – Québec GR A1.
Of 59 listed trails, 25 have an approved trail page. The three rated hard are:
Five are rated moderate: Mont Richardson (7.5 km, 350 m, 2 h 45), Mont des Loupes (6.2 km, 180 m, 2 h), Mont Rolland-Germain (6 km, 204 m, 1 h 45), Mont Les Cônes (3.7 km, 204 m, 1 h 15) and Gaspésie National Park (3.5 km, 200 m, 1 h 30).
Among the fourteen rated easy are Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (14.7 km, 300 m, 4 h 30) and Miguasha National Park (3 km, 50 m, 1 h 15).
Check access, entry fees and conditions with each park or site manager before you set out.
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