Abitibi-Témiscamingue: The Call of the Wild
Known for its open spaces, dense forests and abounding watercourses, Abitibi-Témiscamingue covers 65 143 km2 of land offering lovers of nature and of great outdoors the chance to get off the beaten tracks. If you enjoy paddling, canoeing, camping, fishing, hiking, or if you simply wish to take a break from urban life, Abitibi-Témiscamingue has exactly what you need.
Consult our outdoor activities guide to learn about our hiking trails, cycling tracks and circuits available in organized and non-organized zones, available with maps, GPS itineraries, lodging and equipment rental services, emergency measures plan, and a reference guide for a sound and safe experience.
Abitibi-Témiscamingue awaits you for an unforgettable stay amidst landscapes of pastoral beauty, scenic roads, and nature lovers.
Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue Team
List of outdoor activities in region
| Name | ID Sector | Sector | ID Section | Section | ID Category | Category | ID Sub-category | Sub-category | Description | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibiwinni, l'expérience algonquine | 1 | Amos-Harricana | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8, 30 | On water, Adventure Tourism | 323 | Canoe | Pikogan | |
| Algonquin Canoe Company | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8, 30 | On water, Adventure Tourism | 328, 329 | Canoe, Kayak | Various canoe or kayak packages for excursions of a few hours or days, in the company of an experienced and first aid-certified Algonquian guide. Discover the history of the presence of the First Nations on the shores of Témiscamingue Lake and the surrounding lakes and bodies of water. Experience a night under the tent where you will learn to bake the traditional bannik bread. Also offered excursions at dusk followed by a meal in the great outdoors (from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) or excursions under the stars (from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.). Equipment available on site. Call us to reserve. | Thorne |
| Aventures Obikoba | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8, 10, 30 | On water, On snow, Adventure Tourism | 399 | Kayak | Rémigny | |
| Aviation Berthelot | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 11 | In the air | 320 | Seaplane | Senneterre | |
| Centre de plein air de Granada | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 206 | Cross-country skiing | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| Centre de vacances et de loisirs du Mont-Vidéo | 1 | Amos-Harricana | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9, 29, 10 | On ground, Parks, Reserves and Zecs, On snow | 112, 113, 199 | Hiking Trails, Snowshoeing, Downhill skiing | Barraute | |
| Centre éducatif forestier du lac Joannès | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9, 10, 31, 29 | On ground, On snow, Outdoor Recreation Centers, Parks, Reserves and Zecs | 119, 120, 121 | Hiking Trails, Snowshoeing, Bike Excursions | Rouyn-Noranda (McWatters) | |
| Centre plein air du lac Flavrian | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 31, 8, 10 | Outdoor Recreation Centers, On water, On snow | 172, 173 | Canoe, Snowshoeing | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| Centre-école de parachutisme Les 3 Mousquet'Air | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 11 | In the air | 396 | Skydiving | Based at the Rouyn-Noranda airport, this school offers first jump as well as tandem jump training. Canadian Sport Skydiving Association certified instructors. Video recording services are available to create the memory of a lifetime. | Rouyn-Noranda |
| Chalets 4-Saisons | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8 | On water | 437, 436 | Kayak, Canoe | Rental of canoes, kayaks and double-seat kayaks at Duparquet Lake. Life jackets, safety equipment and map of the lake included. | Duparquet |
| Circuit cyclable et piétonnier Roger Labrosse | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 307, 308 | Bike Excursions, Hiking Trails | Nine kilometers in length, this looped, paved circuit can accommodate people on their bicycle, inline skates or on foot. The bike path gives access to a 1.4 km hiking trail climbing to a scenic point overlooking the downtown area. The view is particularly spectacular in the fall season. | Témiscaming |
| Circuit cyclable Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 303 | Bike Excursions | Cycling circuits to discover Rouyn-Noranda and its surroundings on protected pathways and paved shoulders. A 16 km stone dust covered segment of Parc linéaire Rouyn-Noranda/Taschereau, between D'Alembert and rang des Ponts (north of Cléricy), is now officially open. | Rouyn-Noranda |
| Circuit pédestre de Témiscaming | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 137 | Hiking Trails | Béarn | |
| Club de golf Beattie Duparquet | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 3 | Golf | Duparquet | |
| Club de golf Beattie La Sarre | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 4 | Golf | La Sarre | |
| Club de golf L'Oiselet d'Amos | 1 | Amos Région | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 2 | Golf | Amos | |
| Club de golf Noranda | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 5 | Golf | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| Club de golf Siscoe | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 9 | Golf | Val-d'Or (Sullivan) | |
| Club de golf Témiscaming | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 11 | Golf | Duhamel-Ouest | |
| Club de golf Ville-Marie | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 10 | Golf | Duhamel-Ouest | |
| Club de ski de fond de Témiscaming | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 209 | Cross-country skiing | Témiscaming | |
| Club de ski de fond et raquette de Val-d'Or | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 208 | Cross-country skiing | Val-d'Or | |
| Club de ski de fond Évain inc. | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 203 | Cross-country skiing | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| Club de ski de fond Skinoramik | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 207 | Cross-country skiing | Sainte-Germaine-Boulé | |
| Collines Kékéko | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9, 10 | On ground, On snow | 390, 391, 392 | Hiking Trails, Snowshoeing, Cross-country skiing | Rouyn-Noranda (Beaudry) | |
| École buissonnière | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 110 | Hiking Trails | Val-d'Or | |
| Ferme du Centaure | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 248 | Horseback riding | For a unique encounter with people of passion, come to the Ferme du Centaure horse-riding school. The owners, Orphée and Pierre will acquaint you with their love of horses and how they work to develop a relationship with this unique animal. Visit the stable and the installations used for the lessons of the riders and the training of the horses. You'll also learn more on the history of the Canadian breed horse and attend a demonstration of game and harmony with Orphée and her horse.Moreover, the school invites those more active to experience the extraordinary feeling of riding a horse during a horse-riding course. | Laverlochère |
| Forêt ornithologique St-Benoît | 1 | Amos Région | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 389 | Hiking Trails | La Corne | |
| Golf Dallaire | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 7 | Golf | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| Husky Aventure Harricana | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 312 | Dogsled | Products offered: dogsled excursions with nature interpretation in the company of an experienced guide. Various packages available: per hour, half day or full day. Customized excursions are also offered on request. This activity is for the whole family, school and company groups. Reservations required, from mid December thru the beginning of April. | Val-d'Or |
| Jeux d'eau, Parc Trémoy | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 32 | Water play area | Services offered: restroom, cabins, parking. schedule: Mid-June thru beginning of September, Monday thru Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. | Rouyn-Noranda | ||||
| Le Golf du Belvédère | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 8 | Golf | Val-d'Or | |
| Les Dérailleurs | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | Les Dérailleurs rents bicycles, quadricycles, karts, helmets, children's trailers and tow-bars, and other cycling equipment. Basic maintenance and adjustment are also performed. Les Dérailleurs' caravan is located in the Participarc, on the corner of 12th Avenue and Principale street. Many special activities upon request. | La Sarre | ||
| Marais Laperrière | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 132 | Hiking Trails | Duhamel-Ouest | |
| Marina Gallichan | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8 | On water | 297 | Marinas | Rental of places with services for sailboats and motorboats. | Gallichan |
| Marina municipale de Témiscaming | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8 | On water | 387 | Marinas | The marina offers 17 spaces with video surveillance. In addition to the usual launching ramps, toilets and showers, boating enthusiasts can book in advance during summertime at the above phone number. | Témiscaming |
| Marina municipale de Ville-Marie | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8 | On water | 298 | Marinas | The marina can provide 85 spaces with services for motorboats, pontoons and sailboats. Moreover, a spacious dock allows visitors to stop here for a day. Rental of pedalos and kayaks. | Ville-Marie |
| Mont Kanasuta | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 196 | Downhill skiing | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| Parc Belvédère | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 107 | Hiking Trails | Val-d'Or | |
| Parc linéaire du Témiscamingue, La ligne du Mocassin | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 305 | Bike Excursions | It's in Ville-Marie that the La Route verte 2 starts, the Parc linéaire du Témiscamingue "La ligne du Mocassin". Cyclists enjoy a marked, crushed rock path that covers 45 km across agricultural and forestry panoramas whose first 1,4 km are on asphalt. You can access this path by Ville-Marie, Duhamel-Ouest, Lorrainville, Laverlochère and Angliers. | Ville-Marie |
| Parc national d'Aiguebelle | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9, 8, 10, 29 | On ground, On water, On snow, Parks, Reserves and Zecs | 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 | Hiking Trails, Kayak, Canoe, Snowshoeing, Bike Excursions | Rouyn-Noranda (Mont-Brun) | |
| Piste cyclable | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 306 | Bike Excursions | In Ville-Marie, you will have the opportunity to use a 4 km long bicycle path, 1.5 km of which is a section of La Route verte circuit. During your excursion, you will cross old Ville-Marie where century-old homes, charming scenery and superb Lake Témiscamingue unfold before your eyes. | Ville-Marie |
| Piste cyclable Osisko | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 304 | Bike Excursions | This 8.4 km paved path forms a loop around the shores of Lake Osisko. Experience nature in the hearth of downtown. | Rouyn-Noranda |
| Piste et voie cyclables | 1 | Amos Région | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 301 | Bike Excursions | Within Amos' city limits, you will find a 5 km linear bicycle path on a crushed rock surface, as well as an 11 km asphalt bicycle margin where you can rollerblade or use your bicycle. | Amos |
| Pourvoirie du lac Faillon | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 30 | Adventure Tourism | Senneterre | |||
| Récré-eau des Quinze | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 126 | Hiking Trails | Anglier | |
| Récré-eau des Quinze | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 426 | Bike Excursions | Récré-Eau des Quinze, in Témiscamingue, offers a 27 km cycling pathway along a road that passes over a series of hydroelectric dams. Stretching between the Centre de services de Notre-Dame-du-Nord and Hwy 391 on Hydro-Québec's private road, this designated pathway is open to the public. It has no cycling corridor as such, but it has cycling pictograms painted on the road and on road signs. This road, recently asphalted, sometimes borders the river. It offers an amazing contrast of magnificent forest landscapes, industrial plants and heritage sites. To access this pathway: 4 km past Notre-Dame-du-Nord on Hwy 101 North, via Chemin Hydro-Québec, then Chemin Rapides-des-Iles or 4 km past Angliers on Hwy 391 South, via Chemin du Pouvoir. | Notre-Dame-du-Nord |
| Réserve faunique La Vérendrye (Sépaq) | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8, 29 | On water, Parks, Reserves and Zecs | 186, 187 | Canoe, Kayak | Val-d'Or | |
| Sentier d'interprétation du lac des Cinq Dams | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 135 | Hiking Trails | Béarn | |
| Sentier de la Roche du millénaire | 1 | Amos Région | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 125 | Hiking Trails | Preissac | |
| Sentier de ski de fond de Lorrainville | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 10 | On snow | 394, 395 | Cross-country skiing, Snowshoeing | Lorrainville | |
| Sentier multifonctionnel | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 302 | Bike Excursions | Accessible all year, over a distance of 5 km, this multifunctional path completes the cycling circuit that crosses the city of La Sarre. During summer, its paved surface allows you to use your bicycle, inline skates or just to go for a walk. In winter, the path is used by cross-country skiers. | La Sarre |
| Sentier pédestre de la rivière Dumoine | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 139 | Hiking Trails | Zec Dumoine | |
| Sentier pédestre Grande Chute | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 133 | Hiking Trails | Laniel | |
| Sentiers des Collines D'Alembert | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9, 10 | On ground, On snow | 123, 124 | Hiking Trails, Snowshoeing | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| Sentiers Opasatica | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 431 | Hiking Trails | Rouyn-Noranda (Montbeillard) | |
| Sentiers pédestres de la forêt d'enseignement et de recherche du lac Duparquet | 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9 | On ground | 430 | Hiking Trails | Duparquet | |
| Sentiers pédestres et poste d'observation du Grand Héron | 2 | La Sarre et l'Abitibi-Ouest | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9, 10 | On ground, On snow | 116 | Nature Interpretation | Via Hwy. 111 West, La Sarre bound, take Chazel road, then turn right into rural road 6-7 and follow the road signs. Marked trails and a 10 m high observation deck make it possible to see the island where these tall waders nest. Moreover, you will get a splendid view of lakes Macamic, Piton and Courval. Bird enthusiasts and bird watchers should not forget their binoculars. Hiking shoes are recommanded. | Macamic |
| Vision Aventure - Les P'tits Roberge (Marina Ville-Marie) | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8, 9 | On water, On ground | Rental of sea and touring kayaks, bicycles, underwater cameras and nautical equipment, paraski initiation courses (given in the winter on frozen lakes or a snowcovered surface). | Ville-Marie | ||
| Wawatè | 5 | Vallée-de-l'Or | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 8, 10, 30 | On water, On snow, Adventure Tourism | Multiactivity summer sa well as winter packages with a guide. Summer: kayak excursion with guide. Winter: dogsled excursions and snowmobile treks. Starting point: Auberge de l'Orpailleur. Open year-round. Reservation requested. | Val-d'Or | ||
| Zec Dumoine | 3 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 29 | Parks, Reserves and Zecs | Rapides des Joachims | |||
| Zec Kipawa | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 29 | Parks, Reserves and Zecs | Ville-Marie | |||
| Zec Restigo | 4 | Témiscamingue | 3 | Outdoors Activities | 9, 29 | On ground, Parks, Reserves and Zecs | 221 | Hiking Trails | Témiscaming |
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