Walking trails in the Wildlife Area

Four different trails wait for visitors in different areas of reservation.

On foot, with snowshoes or by cross-country skiing, in all kinds of weather at all times and free of charge.

Click here for a map of the trails (PDF).

 

The trail of the tower (reception)

Starting at the reception point, this trail first leads to the observation tower, where you enjoy a panoramic view on the whole Wildlife Area. There, you may observe the platforms where the Ospreys nest.

A secondary trail, the trail of rabaskas, leads to the dock where you may sail off to explore the channels, streams and "Zigons" up to the Lac Saint-François.

A marked out ramble course crosses the marsh on several hundred of meters, by way of a footbridge on stilt.

 

Path of the Egrets’ bank

This trail goes around a development performed by Ducks Unlimited, a non-profitable organism that has the objective to favor the reproduction of ducks. This type of basin supports the level of water to allow optimum use by the waterfowl.

The bank, which goes around the basin, is made of materials taken from the bench that becomes a water channel. A trail of 4 km, provided with several belvederes, will allow you to notice the waterfowl as well as several other kinds of birds, as the famous Crane of Canada (Grus canadensis).

The Canadian Wildlife Service prepared an auto-guide, which represents each of the points of interest of this trail. Those auto-guides are available at the Area or can be downloaded in PDF format.

 

The Maple-Hickory grove path (Piatsetski’s path)

For its most part, this trail goes through a higher area, therefore is the Area’ driest part. The maple and hickory grove reigns with its entire flora.

In its humid parts, you will notably find the famous Swamp Sumach ("Bois d'enfer" or Toxicodendron vernix) as well as the odd-smelling Skunk Cabbage or smelly Symplocarpe (Symplocarpus foetidus).

The Canadian Wildlife Service prepared an auto-guide of this trail, which is available at the Area or can be downloaded in PDF format.

Please prepare yourself for a two-hour, 3.7 km, walk.

 

 

The path of the Nodding Trillium

The trail of the Nodding Trillium is the most recent of our trails, close to the reception point.

This brushwood trail is easy to go through and equipped with footbridges, benches as well as a shelter.

It crosses a wood of White Cedars (Thuja occidentalis) and passes in front of an spectacular old linden (Tilia americana).
In early spring, you may admire carpets of nodding trilliums (Trillium cernuum).

Click here to download a illustrated guide of this path in PDF format, in English or French.

 

==>> Click here to download a map of all the trails in PDF format.