This site as well as our multi-use trail is yours and we hope that you’ll will feel comfortable browsing on both. As a matter of fact, we hope that you will help us make this site more interesting, more informative. We also expect you to have some influence on the development and use of our Trail. But let’s start by telling you what this trail is all about!

La Route des champs is the official French name of this Quebec cycling trail. As its name suggests, the trail runs through fields of varied crops. We could therefore translate it , poetically speaking, as ‘The Golden Waves Trail’.

La Route des champs is a 36 kilometer, multi-use trail, located in the heart of the Montérégie region and connecting Marieville to Granby (and vice versa!). It is managed by the Rouville MRC (Municipalité régionale de Comté).

The trail is always open but is only patrolled during the summer holiday period which begins, in Quebec, on June 24th and ends on Labour Day, September 3rd.

The patrollers are at your service and ready to inform, help out and reassure. Their job is to keep an eye on the trail. The Visitor Information Kiosk is located in Saint-Césaire at 1430, rue Notre-Dame (450-469-2777) [contact us page]. Opening hours of the Kiosk are the following : Every day of the week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

It opened on April 30th and will be open until mid-September. You’ll find, in addition to services mentioned below, a cheerful secretary/receptionist who will be delighted to be of help.

Access to the Trail is free and reserved for cyclists, walkers of all ages and roller bladers. Motorized vehicles, horses and pets are strictly forbidden on the trail.

The Trail winds its way between Marieville, Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir, Rougemont, Saint-Césaire, Saint-Paul-d’Abbotsford up to Granby. La Route des Champs runs through fields planted with a variety of crops creating an atmosphere of calm and serenity.

The Trail is paved 60% of the way. The remaining 40% is covered with stone dust, which will hopefully be paved as soon as possible. The Trail also features a few picnic areas variously equipped with tables, benches, water supplies, parking and, of course, lavatories!