• Parking Stationnement du Club de ski de fond d'Amos 48°33'18.3"N
  78°13'43.4"O
• Reception et services Chalet d'accueil du Club de ski de fond d'Amos 48°33'19.6"N
  78°13'43.4"O
• Circonflexe RécréOsisko 48°14'21.9"N
  79°00'57.0"O
• Circonflexe Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Abitibi-Ouest 48°48'12.312"N
  79°12'18.108"O
• Circonflexe Maison du Tourisme Amos Harricana 48°3'28.87978"N
  77°47'36.96644"O
• Circonflexe Coop de L’Arrière-Pays 47°19'58.512"N
  79°26'15.108"O
• Circonflexe Parc du Belvédère à Malartic 48°8'1.86"N
  78°7'25.068"O
• Circonflexe Participarc, LaSarre 48°47'35.9052"N
  79°12'29.7126"O

Access Rights

   Access rights are required and subject to a fee.

Pets are not allowed.

Directions to the Starting Point

From the airport road (Route 395), turn onto Chemin du Lac-des-Sources. After 500 meters, turn right onto Chemin du Lac-Dudemaine and follow it to the parking area near the main chalet.

Parking Free
Coordinates 48°33'19.6"N | 78°13'42.9"W
Address Route 395 South (towards the airport), Amos

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Contact Information

Phone: 1 819 732-8453
Email: skidefondamos@hotmail.com
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Trails

68 km of trails (22 km linear) maintained for both classic and skate skiing enthusiasts.

The network includes 9 trails: 3 easy, 4 difficult, and 2 very difficult, with one trail exclusively designed for classic skiing on a double track.

Shelters

4 heated shelters accessible on the trails

Services 

• Welcome Chalet
• Equipment rentals

Geography

During the last ice age, which began 100,000 years ago, a massive sheet of ice covered the entire province of Quebec. As these glaciers moved, they stripped away layers of rock and eroded the surface of the Canadian Shield. When the glaciers retreated, rivers flowed beneath the ice, carrying and depositing sediments in the form of elongated ridges, either straight or sinuous. The materials, subjected to immense water pressure, were rounded, smoothed, and sorted before being deposited. As the water currents slowed, sand, gravel, and rocks of varying shapes and sizes settled, forming what are known as eskers.

Eskers can range from a few meters to over a hundred kilometers in length. They are most common in regions where significant water flow occurred along the edges of ice caps during deglaciation. Though partially covered by clay deposits, which can make them appear smaller, eskers sometimes rise several meters above the surrounding plains.

The arrangement of materials within an esker acts like a sponge, absorbing and filtering rainwater and melting snow through its pores down to the bedrock. The clay covering the sides of the esker prevents the water from escaping.

The St-Mathieu–Lac Berry esker was formed during the retreat of the Hudson Ice Dome. Spanning over 70 kilometers (43.5 miles), it is arguably the most impressive esker in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The water drawn from it is of exceptional natural purity, containing less than 200 PPM of dissolved minerals and a pH of 7.1, making it nearly perfectly balanced. Along this esker are the Eska spring, the St-Mathieu trout farm, and the potable water source for the town of Amos.