Tourisme vert à Montréal

3.6. Activities
3.6.5. Other activities
“Route Bleue” (Blue Route)
• The Route Bleue of Greater Montréal covers the shoreline of the Island of Montréal including that of
merged communities such as île Bizard and Nun’s Island.
• It also includes the shoreline of Montréal’s South Shore, from Kahnawake to Varennes. The banks of the
Boucherville Islands are also part of the route.
• Launched in May 2011.
• Stats for the Route Bleue of Greater Montréal:
– Total length: 150 km
– Total number of sites: 80
– Number of site owners taking part in the project: 22
– Number of self-guided tours : 15
– Number of maps: 15
– Number of rental locations: 6
The “Route Verte” (Green Route)
• According to Smarter Travel, Montréal is one of the world’s best cycling cities.
• National Geographic ranks the Route Verte, that traverses Montréal (and indeed all of Québec) first out of
the top ten bike routes on the planet.
• Montréal has a spot on Time Magazine’s list of Top 10 Urban Biking Trips, with the Lachine Canal loop
ranked third among the best city bike routes.
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