★ Summer Outdoors
Summer Sports in Quebec City
As soon as the snow melts, Quebec City transforms into a sporting playground. Mountain biking, urban climbing, hiking, and river sports: the capital offers a diversity of outdoor activities, making it a must-visit destination for athletes of all levels.
Cycling in Quebec City
Two wheels in the capital
Quebec City is a cycling city. Urban bike path networks, peripheral mountain bike trails, and scenic rides: cyclists have plenty to do from June to October.
The Samuel De Champlain Promenade
The Samuel De Champlain Promenade, along the river, is Quebec City's most popular bike path. Thirteen kilometers of trails lined with public art and views of the St. Lawrence River: an ideal ride for all levels, directly accessible from Old Quebec.
Mountain bike trails
The hills around Quebec City offer networks of mountain bike trails popular with riders of all levels. Technical descents, carefully laid out singletracks, and boreal forests traversed at high speed: pure adrenaline for thrill-seekers on two wheels.
Hiking
On foot around Quebec City
The Quebec City region offers a diversity of hiking trails that allow you to discover remarkable natural landscapes a short distance from the city.
Montmorency Falls Park
Montmorency Falls Park offers hiking trails that allow you to go around the falls from the top and enjoy spectacular views. The via ferrata on the cliff, for the more daring, is one of the most intense sporting experiences in the region.
Charlevoix trails
Less than two hours from Quebec City, Charlevoix offers some of the most beautiful hiking trails in Quebec. Mont des Éboulements, Cap à l'Aigle, and glacial cirques: a mountainous and wild terrain that rewards hikers with unforgettable views of the St. Lawrence River.
Climbing
Towards the summits
Climbing is booming in Quebec City, with modern training facilities and natural cliffs accessible a short distance from the city.
Quebec City's climbing gyms
Several bouldering and lead climbing gyms have opened in Quebec City in recent years. Year-round practice space, beginner courses, competition walls: the Quebec climbing community is dynamic and welcoming to newcomers.
The region's natural cliffs
The limestone and gneiss cliffs in the Quebec City region offer outdoor climbing routes for all levels. Cliffs of Cap-Rouge, walls of Portneuf: sites that allow for practice in an exceptional natural setting, far from the urban hustle and bustle.
River sports
Whitewater around Quebec City
The Quebec City region is crossed by several rivers with very different characteristics, offering varied conditions for whitewater sports.
Whitewater rafting and kayaking
Several rivers around Quebec City offer whitewater rafting and kayaking courses suitable for both beginners and experts. The Jacques-Cartier River, in particular, is renowned for its accessible rapids and preserved natural environment, less than an hour from the city.
Family activities
Sports for all ages
Quebec City is excellent for family sports outings. Parks, bike paths, and supervised activities allow everyone to participate, from the youngest to the oldest.
Jacques-Cartier Park: accessible nature
Jacques-Cartier National Park, 40 minutes from Quebec City, is the ideal family sports getaway. Hiking, biking, kayaking, wildlife observation: the park offers activities for all levels and desires, in a breathtaking natural setting.
★ Barista's tip
After a day of cycling on the Samuel De Champlain Promenade or hiking in Jacques-Cartier Park, the body needs to rehydrate and recover beautifully. Our 18-hour cold brew, served over ice, is the perfect recovery drink: gentle caffeine, natural sugar from the beans, immediate freshness. And our gourmet board completes the recovery with proteins and fats from local cheeses and cold cuts.
Before and after sports
Carrera Café, your base camp
Carrera Café is ideally located to welcome athletes before their outing or after their effort. In the heart of Petit-Champlain, just minutes from the Samuel De Champlain Promenade.
The athlete's espresso
A double espresso before a bike ride or a hike has been proven to improve athletic performance. Our Pole Position, Carrera Café's signature blend, is the ideal fuel to kickstart your sports adventure in the Quebec City area. Like a perfect lap: everything starts well when the ignition is successful.
On your marks, get set, go
Cycling, hiking, climbing, whitewater: Quebec City is your playground. And Carrera Café is your starting and finishing pit stop in Petit-Champlain.
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