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A great and green alternative to traditional city tours
In addition to
its 4700 kilometres of streets, avenues and boulevards, its monuments
and skyscrapers, Montréal boasts over 380 kilometres of bicycle paths
and 460 kilometres of lanes and alleys.
These give access
to some of the most private and intriguing corners of Montréal. Discover
typical Montréal decor one neighbourhood at a time. All these bike tours
are led by professional tour guides and escort-mechanics (available upon
request for your safety).
Our
professional guides
are
officially accredited after having followed training
with VéloQuébec;
the guides are experienced urban
cyclists very well informed about Montréal's history, its architecture
and its famous joie de vivre.
Our
escort-mechanics are
instructed on Montréal's Safety Code. Equipped with a cellular phone, a first aid kit and a tool kit, they make sure that your circuit within Montréal's
streets, cycling paths and alleys will be comfortable and safe.
Bike rental:
It includes a good quality
21-speed hybrid bike with a
comfort seat, a bottle of water, a rear
rack, a front handle bar satchel, a helmet, a security
vest and a lock.
Classic visit
Photo : Yan
Bellerose |
On this bike
roundabout, you will enjoy a panorama of the city starting at the Old Port, to
the Latin Quarter, La Fontaine Park, with an unusual detour into one
of the alleys of The Plateau, to Mount
Royal Park, into the Golden Square Mile's Victorian ambiance,
the business district, and onto Old Montréal.
After the tour, you
may keep your bicycle for the rest of the day!
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Rates
(for approx. 4 hrs)
Minimum
5 people per departure.
$59.00
plus taxes per person, including the bike
rental for the day.
Contact
Ça roule Montréal at 514 866-0633
(toll free at 1 877-866-0633) or by email at
info@caroulemontreal.com
to reserve your tour today!
Specialized
visits
(Rates available upon
request - please contact
Ça roule Montréal,
tel : 1
877
866-0633)
BIKE TOUR
Lachine... Beyond
the Route to China
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 Cycle along the St-Lawrence
river, upstream from the Old Port of Montréal to the neighbourhoods
of Pointe-Saint-Charles, Verdun and LaSalle. Feel the spray of the
rapids and watch for the herons in the beautiful bird sanctuary at
Parc des Rapides.
Follow in the footsteps of the French explorers
who were looking for a passage to the treasures of China! Visit Old
Lachine and the exhibit on the canal and its navigation at Lock No
5. Returning, you will cycle dowstream along the Lachine Canal to
the first industrial district of Canada. After a short visit to the
Atwater Market, you'll return via the bike path to the departure
point in Old Montréal.
Photo: B.
Lajeunesse |
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Level: easy
Distance : 35 km
Lenght: 6 hours
BIKE TOUR
The East End:
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Photo: B.
Lajeunesse |
This tour will enable you to
discover surprising Beaux-Arts design right in the middle of a
working class district made famous by La Bolduc and her distinctive
performing style ("turlute"). It's a splendid excursion into the
East End neighbourhoods of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
On the program:
local history, architecture, a short visit to the flamboyant
"Cathedral of the East End", the Château Dufresne, the former Angus
yards, back alleys, graffiti, Montréal's famous row houses, as well
as the site of the 1976 Olympic Games. After a rest stop at the
Maisonneuve Market, you'll return to the departure point via the
bike path.
Level: easy
Distance : 25 km
Lenght: 3 hours
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BIKE TOUR
Alleys of Montréal
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This tour reveals a hidden side
of the metropolis through its alleys and their legends. On the
program: hidden gardens, old outbuildings, washing lines, murals,
graffiti and hip hop culture.
From Fortifications Lane to the
"Faubourg à m'lasse" (Molasses Town), from the "Sentier des
carriéreux" (Quarrymen's Trail) to the green lanes of the Plateau,
this great bike circuit through little-known parts of Montréal is
fascinating. You'll return to the departure point via the bike path. |
Photo: B.
Lajeunesse |
Level : esay
Distance : 35 km
Lenght: 6 hours
BIKE TOUR
A Serving of The Plateau
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On this circuit, you will be
plunged into the heterogeneous world of the metropolis' most hip
district. Inhabited by both militant eco warriors, artists and
creators, The Plateau evokes both the Francophone universe of
playwright Michel Tremblay as well as the immigrant, Judeo-Anglo
universe of the novels of Mordecai Richler.
The program will include
public art in La Fontaine Park, the reading of literary excerpts at
the Académie des Saints-Anges, hot bagels ($) in the Mile End,
colourful Portuguese neighbourhoods, the graffiti and murals of
Duluth Street, green alleys, a look at the Neo-Baroque interior of
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church and the tam-tam concerts at the foot of
Mount Royal (only on Sundays). You'll return to the departure point
via the bike path.
Level : easy
Distance : 20 km
Lenght
: 3 hours
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Photo: B.
Lajeunesse |
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