	Length and Duration	Degree of Difficulty	Departure Point
Mont du Lac-des-Cygnes Trail The viewpoint on Charlevoix Crater (981 m) and on the Laurentian mountains is one of the most impressive! Don’t forget to look under your feet, where an arctic-alpine mountain vegetation grows. Be careful! Fragile!	8.6 km (round-trip) 4 h	Difficult Altitude Departure: 480 m Summit: 980 m Difference in height: 480 m	Mont-du-Lac-des-Cygnes Visitors Centre Route 381 Kilometre 21
Le Pioui Trail (rustic) After a sustained ascent, the hike on the ridges will dazzle you. Admire the scenery, then spot the small bog and artic-alpine vegetation that colonizes the summit. Take care of your knees: follow the route in the direction suggested on the map! Add 1.2 km to your tour and zip up to the summit of Mont-du-Lac-des-Cygnes!	10.4 km (with loop at the summit) 5 h
La Chouenne Trail Trail leading to a 730 m high summit. Magnificient viewpoints on the valley and on the face of mont du Gros-Bras. A dazzling spectacle right from the first kilometer. Dogs are allowed in this trail, under certain conditions.	4.8 km (round-trip) 2 h	Intermediate Altitude Departure: 480 m Summit: 730 m Difference in height: 250 m
Le Boréal Trail Offer yourselves a pleasant stroll in one of the park’s oldest boreal forest. Discover the park’s typical atmosphere and take a short tour into a sector regenerating itself since the 1991 fire.	3.4 km (round-trip) 1 h 30	Easy Difference in height: 2 m	Arthabaska Discovery and Visitors Centre Route 60 Kilometre 9
La Pinède Trail In a single trail, get to see a boreal forest, a gray pine forest and many interesting views on Ice Age lakes.	9.5 km (loop) 2 h 30	Easy Difference in height: 15 m	Arthabaska Discovery and Visitors Centre Route 60 Kilometre 9
La Chute Trail Discover landscapes typical of the taïga, viewpoints on the Malbaie river, and have lunch at the Hume-Blake falls.	6.6 km (round-trip) 3 h	Easy Difference in height: 20 m	Route 60 Kilometre 21
Le Gros-Pin Trail Take a stroll under tall trees to the sound of poplar leaves rustling, woodpecker cries and the murmur of the stream. Dogs are allowed in this trail, under certain conditions.	2.1 km (loop) 1 h	Easy Difference in height: 23 m	Pied-des-Monts Campground Route 381 Kilometre 21
Les Pionniers Trail As well as a view of Lac Pointu, your hike takes you out to discover sectors blanketed in moss, and a forest in regeneration after the 1999 wildfire. Perfect for embracing the park’s very essence.	4.4 km (round-trip) 2 h	Easy Difference in height: 73 m	Étang Malbaie Campground Route 381 Via La Pinède Trail
Le Pommereau Trail Follow this trail to get to La Roche campground and observe the lake Soucoupe water plant community that is slowly becoming a peat bog.	11.6 km (round-trip) 3 h	Intermediate Difference in height: 25 m	Arthabaska Discovery and Visitors Centre Route 60 Kilometre 9
De La Tour Trail The trail offers a short walk to a nice lookout point on the shores of Lake Arthabaska. The shelter installed there evokes the presence of the fire towers that once lined the area.	1.4 km (round-trip) 40 min.	Easy Difference in height: 10 m	Arthabaska campground Near campsite #21
Du Brûlé Trail (rustic) A trail to discover ! This gentle climb to the top of the hills of the Arthabaska sector will allow you to appreciate the contrasts left by the forest fires in the park.	10.2 km (loop) 4 h 30	Intermediate Difference in height: 164 m	Arthabaska Discovery and Visitors Centre Route 60 Kilometre 9

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