Parc des Rapides

Shopping centre car park located at the intersection of Champlain and Bishop-Power boulevards in Montreal.

(S/E) At the back of the shopping centre car park. Pass to the left of the Parapharm store building and turn left onto Rue Gagné. Follow it to the end.

(1) Cross the boulevard (pedestrian crossing), enter Parc des Rapides and continue to the river. Turn right and continue for about 400 metres along the river.

(2) After discovering this surprising "Guy's Wave", turn back and continue along the river on the cycle path until you reach the fork.

(3) Take the left-hand path, which moves away from the riverbank for a short distance before coming back closer to it further on, keeping to the right. Continue to the^second intersection (you cannot turn right at the^first intersection).

(4) Turn right, continue along this strip of land and follow the path that branches off to the right. Follow it to the tip, which offers a beautiful view of the rapids.

(5) Western tip of Parc des Rapides, panoramic view of the St. Lawrence River rapids. Return along the path in the opposite direction towards the strip of land and continue straight ahead to the eastern tip.

(6) Eastern tip of Parc des Rapides, another panoramic view of the St. Lawrence River rapids. Turn back and cross the strip of land again to reach the shore (on the right).

(4) Turn right onto the path that runs along the river for about 1.2 km until you reach a small side alley. Turn right onto the alley that leads to a lookout point. Return to the intersection and continue straight ahead for about 50 metres.

(7) Pass to the left of the museum. Cross Boulevard La Salle and take Rue Lloyd-George opposite. Go to the end, then turn left along Rue Ouimet and pass in front of the Sikh temple.

(8) Continue straight ahead until you turn right onto Avenue Lacharité, then turn left at the^first street, Rue Édouard, to reach^5th Avenue.

(9) Turn right (or take any of the other nine parallel avenues!). Turn left onto Broadway Street. Follow it to Bishop Boulevard (crossing Raymond Park). Cross the boulevard and turn right onto it until you reach the car park where you started (S/E).

There are several free (and clean) toilets in Parc des Rapides.

For those who wish to surf, please read the instructions posted. There is one launch point and two possible take-out points.

Visit the Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier, museum and archaeological site.