There is an amazing display of trilliums in a section of forest near the southern edge of Gatineau Park. Here’s the route I biked to get there.

This ride begins on the Portage Bridge over the Ottawa River. The route travels along a combination of surfaces including paved pathways, roads, stone dust paths, and packed dirt trails through the forest.

If anyone needs a route to get to the starting point please let me know.

On the Gatineau side of the bridge I took the link to the Voyageurs Pathway off to the right, and then turned left under the bridge.

The path continues alongside Rue Laurier before veering closer to the river’s edge through Parc des Portageurs.

I continued along the Voyageurs Pathway which weaves up and down through trees with great views towards the Ottawa River. The path is named after the Voyageurs who portaged their canoes past this section of rapids.

Just beyond the small beach in Parc Moussette I took the exit off the path to Boulevard de Lucerne, then to Rue St-Dominique, which I followed across the intersection of Boulevard Alexandre-Taché.

UPDATE Spring 2020 – A bike path has been added along Boulevard Alexandre-Taché linking Rue St-Dominique to the Moore Farm Pathway. This is very welcome as Alexandre-Taché is a four lane arterial speedway.

I then rode up along the stone dust path through the heritage farm.

A bit further along the path just beyond the barn I turned onto a smaller dirt path that dips down to the right.

A short distance further along it becomes a packed gravel path. My guess is that it once was an railway bed.

After riding across a patch of concrete over a stream the gravel path veers left and becomes a a dirt trail through the woods. There are a few roots and rocks to negotiate along this path, but for the most part I found it to be well worn and easily negotiable on my hybrid bike.

I started to notice a few trilliums immediately upon turning onto this dirt path. Gradually more and more appeared as I rode along, as they began to spread out on either side of the path. Absolutely magical.

Eventually the path arrives at an intersection. Unfortunately these paths aren’t marked. By heading straight ahead the path becomes more rugged and there’s a fenced off compound on the right. That’s a prison. Don’t want to go that way. Instead I turned left at the intersection.

The trail continued under some power lines. This monstrous hydro pole confirmed I was heading in the right direction.

Not too far along from the hydro lines the path gets a little rocky. I walked my bike through this short section leading down to the paved Pioneers Pathway.

I continued along the Pionniers Pathway under the bridge and up to where it intersects the Gatineau Park Pathway. I turned left onto the Gatineau Park Pathway and followed it all the way back down to Boulevard Alexandre-Taché.

There are lights to get across Boulevard Alexandre-Taché to Rue Belleau, which has bike lanes.

At the end of Rue Belleau there is a link to the Voyageurs Pathway . I then followed Voyageurs Pathway back to the Portage Bridge and across the river.

Et voila!

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