HIKING
The Eastern Townships offer an exceptional hiking experience. Explore picturesque trails winding through lush forests, verdant valleys, and peaks that provide breathtaking panoramas. Whether you're a novice or an experienced hiker, the Eastern Townships boast trails suitable for all levels. Just 5 minutes from Orford Chalets, discover Parc National du Mont-Orford and Mont Orford for their spectacular views of lakes and mountains, or choose the trails of Mount Sutton for an immersive adventure. The diversity of landscapes and the surrounding tranquility make hiking in the Eastern Townships an unforgettable experience for nature lovers.
PARC NATIONAL DU MONT-ORFORD
- 4 minutes from Orford Chalets
- Over 70 kms of trails
- Hiking Trails
- General Map of the Park (in French only)
- 1 trail fully accessible to person with reduced mobility (Boucle des trois étangs)
- Park Entry Fee
- Website
If you have an annual card you don't have to pay the park entry fee. If you intend to go to Parc National du Mont-Orford 4 days and more, it might be more advantageous to by an annual card.
Mont-Orford
- 5 minutes from Orford Chalets
- 18,5 kms of trails on 4 slopes
- 5 belvederes
- 4 levels (Easy - Difficult - Very difficult - Extremely difficult)
- Trail Map (French only)
- Access to Parc National du Mont-Orford's trails (SÉPAQ) (Paying access)
- Free access to Mont-Orford's trails (not connected to SÉPAQ)
- Website
Marais de la Rivière-aux-Cerises
- 7 minutes from Orford Chalets
- 6 kms of trails
- Trail Map (In French only)
- Details of each trail (In French only)
- Reduced Mobility Trail Map (In French only)
- Free access to trails
- Paid parking
- Website (In French only)
Circuit de l'Abbaye
- 23 minutes from Orford Chalets
- Starting point - Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
- 149 kms - 8-10 days long walk in series of short exercusions
- 2 close-by excursions near Orford Chalets (details in French only)
- Excursion 1 - Saint-Benoît-du-Lac Abbaye to Orford (between 20kms and 30kms)
- Excursion 2 - Orford to Eastman (between 20kms and 30kms)
- 2 close-by excursions near Orford Chalets (details in French only)
- Registration fee of $65 including walker's kit
- Website
Ruiter Valley Trails
- 34 minutes from Orford Chalets
- 30 kms of
- Trail Map
- Free access
- Website
Parc des Sommets - Bromont
- 35 minutes from Orford Chalets
- Over 140 kms of trails
- Trail Map
- Tickets
- Website
Les Sentiers de l'Estrie
- Over 200 kms of trails in the Eastern Townships
- Towns and villages with trails:
- Daily Tickets - Online
- Website
Les Sentiers de l'Estrie (Eastern Townships Trails) information and website are in French only.