Top ideas Our favourite places for a winter walk

This 15 km multifunctional trail takes you along the river in the middle of winter, as if you were walking through a living postcard.

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A walk past a succession of magnificent panoramas: bridges, fortifications, Château Frontenac, Île d’Orléans and Montmorency Falls. Then finish off at Quai Paquet in the Nordic ambience of its refrigerated ice rink facing the river.

Just a stone’s throw from the city centre, this park boasts 70 hectares of urban forest and almost 9 km of educational and multi-purpose trails. A real breath of nature in the heart of the city.

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The Pozer River Gorges trail, with its lookouts and viewpoints over the seven waterfalls, followed by the highlight: crossing the footbridge suspended 25 meters above the river for a spectacular view.

This ecological park, the most flooded in Quebec, offers 5 trails totalling almost 7 km in the heart of a protected and truly unique natural environment.

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Discover fascinating ecosystems thanks to the interpretation panels, admire the view of the marsh from the Éco-refuge, and walk on the Placide-Poulin aerial footbridge to experience the effects of the famous floods… from above.

The almost 5 km-long trail has several lookouts and allows you to walk around the falls to take in all their splendour. (Dec. 12, 2025: Exceptional closure of the stairs at Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in the Charny sector, but it is possible to access the footbridge and park trails using the parking lot in the Saint-Nicolas sector.)

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Whether from the suspended footbridge or along the entire trail, the winter scenery at the falls is breathtaking.

Located between the St. Lawrence River and boulevard Guillaume-Couture, at the eastern end of Lévis, this is a 7-km network of winter walking trails where you can find yourself in the heart of nature.

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Take advantage the exceptional panoramic views of the St. Lawrence estuary offered by some of the trails in this well-kept secret covering more than 125 hectares.

With more than 10 km of trails close to the St. Lawrence River, the Domaine can be explored on either side of the Rivière Trois-Saumons, with no bridge to link them… simply choose your bank and set off to explore.

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A walk along the river in a soothing mixed forest, climb to the promontory of the Philippe-Aubert-de-Gaspé historic site and enjoy a superb view of the river.