- Start: Hotel Gault, Montreal 14:00, day one. Pickup at Montreal Trudeau airport available at 13:00 for $35pp. - Finish: Hotel Gault, Montreal 11:00, day seven. Transfer available to Montreal Trudeau airport for arrival by noon for $35pp. - 2012 Guided Dates: Jul 8-14; Aug 5-11; Aug 19-25; Oct 7-13. Add your own dates The Eastern Townships of Quebec combine the convenience of access from Montreal with the true pleasures of Quebeçois tradition and culture, and a largely Anglophone culture. Outstanding cuisine is being discovered, and the quiet roads, charming towns and green pastures are a perfect canvas for this exquisite holiday. The flavours and luxuries will pervade your senses and lead you to a deep appreciation for the townships, known locally as L’Estrie. Starting in the vineyard region near Dunham, you will ride through woods and villages past stone churches toward Sutton, and can stop for great bowls of café-au-lait and rich croissants at a fabulous bakery on the way. At L’Abbaye St-Benoît-du-Lac, you can try the cider and cheese made by monks in their picturesque lakeshore monastery. Circumnavigating Lac Memphremagog, you will enjoy splendid views on your way to a particularly luxurious final two nights, where the dinners are among the most highly rated in Canada. Transfers back to Montreal or other connection points will be available on the final day, with an optional stop en route at Arbre Aventure for a thrilling high-ropes course, or for those not wishing to conquer their fear of heights, a less frightening walk up or around Mont Orford. Be careful! Not only will this adventure spoil your palate for things more mundane, but the local joie-de-vivre easily rubs off on visitors, and is likely to send you to new heights of lively appreciation for all the Townships have to offer. Tour Itinerary: Day 1: Meet your guides in Montreal at 14:00 for a one-hour transfer to Dunham, introductions, bike familiarization, and an optional 30km loop ride. D (Meal inclusions provided for guided trips. Self-guided trips include breakfast only). Lodging: Aux Douces Heures, Dunham. Day 2: Ride along the Vineland Route to Sutton, passing five vineyards in the first ten kilometers alone! The rolling landscape becomes progressively hillier as you pass through several quiet towns, cross a covered bridge, and enjoy beautiful tree-lined roads around Pigeon Hill before riding down to Frelighsburg for a picnic and a visit to the bakery. After lunch, ride to Abercorn and follow the scenic route along the Canada-US border. Distance: 48km/30. miles. Lodging: Auberge Knowlton, Knowlton. Includes: (B, L, D). Day 3: Touch the US border again, as you ride through beautiful Glen Sutton and along the Missisquoi River. In Bolton Centre you can cool your feet in a pleasant river before continuing to the Abbey of St-Benoît-du-Lac (www.st-benoit-du-lac.com) where for lunch you can sample and buy cider and cheese made by the monks. Continue riding north around Lake Memphremagog, perhaps stopping at the labyrinth in Magog before finding your comfortable inn. Total Distance: 95km/59 miles. Lodging: Manoir de la Rue Merry, Magog. Includes: (B, L, D). Day 4: This is a day to explore the trails to waterfalls in Mont Orford National Park, the Memphremagog labyrinth at Magog, and the network of cycling paths that connect them. Options include a hike at Mount Orford and a visit to Arbre Aventure for a zip line adventure high in the trees. Punctuate the day with swims in the lake, and prepare for a wonderful dinner indulgence at your gracious inn. Total Distance: 32-58km/20-36 miles. Lodging: same as last night. Includes: (B, L, D). Day 5: Ride the converted rail bed across rolling farmland with tremendous vistas to Ayer’s Cliff, then coast down a long hill to the top of Lac Massawippi in North Hatley, where the Pilsen Pub serves its own excellent draught. Finish at a sumptuous Relais and Chateaux inn. Total Distance: 80km/48 miles. Lodging: Manoir Hovey, North Hatley. Day 6: Ride past two more covered bridges to the Capelton Mines. Follow the rail trail to lunch at yet another covered bridge or the Louis St. Laurent National Historic Site, then return to enjoy your lakefront lodge via Hartley and Massawippi. Lodging: Same as last night. Day 7: Morning transfer 90 minutes back to Montreal. Notes: Prices: 
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