• Parking Stationnement de la forêt récréative 48°3'29,171"N
  77°47'35,654"O
• Reception et services Chalet d'accueil du club de ski de fond 48°03'32.127"N
  77°47'36.589"O

Access Rights

   Required and payable |           
         Ice trail schedule: Daily from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.        
         Opening hours of the chalet: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 9 pm |
        Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 7 pm.

  Pets NOT allowed.

Directions to the starting point

In Val-d'Or, follow the road to the airport, 7th Street south. Turn right at the sign for the ski center. The welcome cottage is located just 5 minutes from downtown Val-d'Or.

Parking : free

Position : 48°3'29,171"N | 77°47'35,654"O

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Contact

Address: 179, chemin de la Forêt-Récréative | Val-D'or, Québec, J9P 0G5

T 1 819 824-1333, poste 4290 info@foretrecreative.com

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Geography

The esker is part of a vast glacial moraine (called the Inter-Lobaire Harricana Moraine) that crosses the landscape from the Témiscamingue region to James Bay in the north. Between the butts that form the "esker", there are often depressions or bowls called "kettles" formed by spreading sand around the ice blocks that melted on site. There are two spring lakes formed of "kettles" in the area of our trails, are the lake of the Barbus and the lake Clément.

Flora

Grey pine, the dominant tree in the entire Recreational Forest area, is the only species that grows well on sandy hills. There are also some beautiful stands of white birch and aspen poplar. Black spruce and balsam trees dominate in less drained areas.