Petit Train du Nord Bike Trail – Montreal Canada. Beautiful Easy Fun for all ages! Cycling Over 70

Petit Train du Nord Bike Trail – Montreal Canada. Beautiful Easy Fun for all ages! Cycling Over 70

Road trip we’re heading north we’re going to a foreign country Canada we’re going to ride La Petite train d n from Mount Laray to St Jerome and that’s a little Northwest of Montreal so first thing this morning Jan’s at the helm and I am chief Navigator well good morning last last

Night we checked into the Comfort Suites here in St Jerome Quebec and this morning getting ready to go on our bike trip on the petite train to Nord so we’ve got to get ourselves and our bikes up to the shuttle bus so we’re on our way to mount Laray let’s get moving got

All our piers and stuff on this luggage carrier got to get to the van so we’re here at the autobus and they’re putting the bikes on the trailer right now looks like the autobus headquarters so they got our bikes loaded onto the auto bus and now we’re

Getting ready for our 2-hour bus ride in case you want to do this trip there’s their phone number and their website I see so we’re on the bus and we’ve got about 2 and A4 hours to get a to M the r and it looks like it would be a good ride L

Cloudy side but there’s no rain so our trip is about to get underway we’re at the trail head in Mount Laray and you ready to go I’m ready to go go again okay so let’s get moving it says we’re at kilometer marker 2011 so let’s head south here we go M kilometer marker

166 ready to go I’m ready okay oh it’s de hey Bambi we’ve got about 1 kilometer to go and we’re treated to this beautiful Reservoir time to get back on the bikes I guess you can go here right here so Jan how’s the champagne champagne couldn’t be any

Better I don’t usually like champagne but this champagne is made in Champagne France the owner of this bed and breakfast actually owns a Vineyard in Champagne where that champagne originated yes it’s very good it’s so it’s first thing in the morning and we’re getting ready to leave and this

Has been a beautiful place to stay and what is it called Jan it’s called o sh and namque yes so highly recommend the uh Chef is wonderful here and delicious we’re looking outside right now and what does it look like Jen it looks and sounds like rain yes so I

Think we’re going to get very wet we’ve got our rain gear on and we’re going to hit the road right now I feel like a space cadet in this outfit but it’ll keep me dry hopefully it’ll keep me dry on the inside too Jad you

Ready so the bikes are ready we’ve got a waterproof seat cover on here we’ll see how good that works out anyway I don’t know how much filming we’ll do today because it’s supposed to rain all day but hey it’s part of the adventure isn’t it we need to get moving

Okay right there so we stopped for a rest on the side of the trail and they certainly have some nice areas here there’s a little playground and a nice gazebo to get out of the weather so Jen what do you think we’re going to get on

Our way yes okay looks like we might be able to take our rain gear off soon pretty soon yes well it’s still raining but I had to stop here and check these Rapids out a lot of beautiful views on this Trail so we’ve done about 13 and a half

Miles this morning and it’s still raining on and off so I’m not going to take the rain gear off just yet check this out awesome yes hello again lost luggage department oh this is where the asphalt ends for sure the foliage keeps changing ing on this Trail very

Pretty first the sun came out now it looks really dark ahead of us so Jen how’s your ride been thus far well it’s been pretty good it’s been a little bit s it’s been down yesterday and it’s a nice wind so all in all it’s been a great rain you heard it

Folks it’s a good ride a beautiful Lake well it’s the end of the day and we’re at our Airbnb Lupin it’s a very nice facility and today was a great ride although it rained but with our foul weather gear we were warm and dry so we’re looking forward to tomorrow and

We’ll get a good night’s rest and we’ll see you in the morning thank you for the beautiful breakfast thank you welcome always okay thank you and what is your name uh my name is uh Jin Jin yes nice to meet you we enjoyed staying at your beautiful B&B

It’s very nice so uh the next time come with us thank you yeah have a nice day you too so this is the beautiful BNB that we stayed at last night and we had a wonderful breakfast this morning and we’d like to talk to the owner just for a minute so what is

Your name my name is Fang Fang yes and you are the proprietor of this fine establishment yes can you tell us a little bit about it okay uh yeah everybody knows we have the best place in mon we are the nearest BNB only 900 m to the resort okay we have our private

Beach during the summer you can enjoy Kaya kanong pedal bar there we have everything there for free and you cater to cyclist also yeah that is how we found you yes yeah and we have 600 good reviews from trip weather and since 33 years ago when the yeah when the

Business start and we welcome me now cist so when we get home you will have 601 good reviews thank you very much sir thank you and hope you come back again and we are always here waiting for you we strongly recommend any cyclist coming through to please stay here thank you excellent

Thank you have a good day this is an excellent room also with fireplace with fireplace everything large bathroom okay all you cyclists if you’re passing through you’ve got to stay at this place it’s first class and the price is very reasonable you can find them on Airbnb

And also on the autobus website we have everything here from a saddle if you need any dental work done you’ve probably come to the wrong place so after a good night’s rest we’re ready to leave Lupin BNB and head for the trail we’ve got a really short day today we’ve

Got about 15 miles to a place where there’s construction on the trail and so the autobus is going to pick us up transport us in our bikes to the end of the construction zone and that will keep us off of the highspeed traffic area so looking forward to it and the sun is

Shining yes let’s go well we stopped on another Bridge it’s just a beautiful ride this morning no rain and blue sky so how’s your ride been so far delightful well it certainly is a beautiful day today to ride what do you think of the trail today it’s a very nice Trail there’s not

Much broken up on it it’s morning morning morning morning well we made it to Mount Blanc and we’re waiting for the shuttle bus to come and take us so we’re all packed up and ready to go through the area that’s having construction and we’ll be let out on the other side here we

Are in the paneers okay so this is the group that we met we’re all friends at this point when we started out we didn’t know each other except for these four ladies and you know who you are yes successful trip over 70 days over 70 almost

70 short rest now back on the trail another beautiful waterfall about 2 miles to the hotel so good morning it’s a beautiful day and we’re ready to go so yesterday was a really beautiful ride today is our last day on this Trail and we’ll be heading into St Jerome looks like about

35 miles we’re going to get moving final day beautiful Val David St Jerome 37 km another beautiful trail head this has got to be one of the nicest parts of the trail here this morning uh we had pavement for about 6 miles and now I think for another 20

We’re going to have beautiful Crush gravel and oh by the way a waterfall I’m keep moving hey hey how are you good how are you it’s two of the cyclist from Quebec that we met earlier on the tour so we stopped in the side of the trail

To use the facilities and it beautiful Lake here so um it’s very enjoyable I have two words for this Trail Solitude and bugs thank goodness we have some insect repellant so it’s a beautiful day we’re having a great time I can see why a lot of people probably

Cycle from St Jerome up to Val David back I think this is my favorite part of the trail oh here beautiful light coming through the tree days gone by let’s check out the waterfall another beautiful view on the trail it’s been downhill for the last 7 miles yes yes

Beautiful another rest area on this beautiful Trail complete with bike rental yeah CL your I don’t think there could be a better place to ride on a day like today than between Val David and St Jerome this is the most beautiful picturesque Trail of the whole tour hello

Hello getting your pictures as you go by hello huh there she is hi one of our friends that we met on the trail starting to rain a little bit we got a little raid on our parade right now but it’s nice and cool yes I you made it how do you feel I

Feel accelerated good and your bike feels dirty so the trip is over we’re back at the parking lot in Darth Vader and we got a little wet today but it was a beautiful ride it was an excellent trip we met some uh awesome people so how do you feel after this

Trip I feel great we had a wonderful day looking at all of the countryside along the trail and seeing all the ferns they have more ferns up here and it was just it was a great day yes okay so now we have about a 2 and 1/2 hour ride to platsburg

And I see lightning in the distance so uh we’re safe at the car anyway have a great day we’ll talk to you later is it a little chilly just a little bit I got nothing to say

A few months ago, Jan and I cycled the Petit Train du Nord located a few miles Northwest of Montreal Canada. We cycled four days from Mt Laurier to St Jerome. It’s an easy flat ride slightly downhill. Suitable for cyclists of all ages and abilities as long as you’re comfortable riding about 30-40 miles per day. The trail is mostly packed gravel and asphalt. It’s recommended to ride a bike equipped with at least 35-40mm tire width due to some loose gravel.

There is a shuttle bus to transport you, your luggage and bicycle to the start of the trail. There are many hotels to choose from along the way. Check out their website to plan your trip.

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NOTE: After filming this video, I retired my old Sony HDR-AS300 action camera due to video quality and microphone issues. Going forward my videos are shot in 4K with the following:

Sony ZV-1 Point and Shoot
DJI Action 4 Action Camera
DJI Mic 2 External Microphone

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