Ferme-Neuve: Hiking Trails, Water and Architecture

Ferme-Neuve is located in the Laurentides region of Québec, Canada. Highlights include the network of hiking trails in Parc régional Montagne du Diable, the vast waterscape of the Réservoir Baskatong and distinctive examples of local history. When planning your trip, you can choose from different focuses: active days outdoors, activities on the water, or a closer look at architecture and history.

Hiking in Parc régional Montagne du Diable

Parc régional Montagne du Diable offers an 80-kilometre network of hiking trails. This figure describes the trail network as a whole, not a single hiking route. If spending time in nature is one of the main reasons for your trip, this is a helpful guide when choosing the focus of your vacation. The summit of Montagne du Diable is 783 metres high and offers an impressive view of the Réservoir Baskatong. The trail network and the view from the summit provide two distinct aspects of the nature experience: longer trails for hiking and a prominent lookout point at the summit.

Réservoir Baskatong: Water and Wide-Open Landscapes

The Réservoir Baskatong covers 316.15 km². It extends across the municipalities of Ferme-Neuve, Grand-Remous, Montcerf-Lytton and Sainte-Anne-du-Lac, the urban territory of Mont-Laurier, and the unorganized territories of Cascades-Malignes, Lac-Douaire and Lac-Marguerite. The reservoir is a popular destination for fishing, camping, hiking and swimming. It offers several options for an outdoor-focused stay: when planning your trip, you might consider whether fishing, swimming or hiking will be the main focus of your vacation. Its size and the areas it spans also make clear that the Réservoir Baskatong is not just a small stretch of shoreline, but an expansive waterscape.

Architecture and Local History

The Église de Notre-Dame-du-Très-Saint-Sacrement was built in 1939–1940 to designs by architects René-Rodolphe Tourville and Lucien Parent in the style of Dom Bellot. In 2013, the Municipality of Ferme-Neuve designated the church as a protected heritage building. Its construction period, architects and style give architecture enthusiasts specific points of reference for understanding the building’s history; its designation adds the municipality’s heritage protection status to that story.

The Maison Joseph-Lafontaine also has architectural details that can be explored individually. This two-storey bourgeois house is designed in the Victorian style and has an L-shaped floor plan. Its features include a turret, numerous windows, an asymmetrical gabled roof with a dormer, several wooden ornaments, a gable and a covered gallery. The asymmetrical roof slopes were created when a second storey was added to the rear section of the building. The roofline thus reveals a change made to the house, rather than leaving you to understand the building only through its style label.

An audio documentary produced by the municipality covers the history of the forest farms along the Rivière du Lièvre. It focuses in particular on the Ferme Forestière de la Montagne, from which the village of Ferme-Neuve would emerge. This historical perspective complements the architecture with a different point of view, focusing on the forest farms and the village’s origins.

Which focus suits your vacation rental search?

If you’re looking for a vacation rental in Ferme-Neuve, you can start by choosing a location based on the experiences that matter most for your stay. The trail network and summit in Parc régional Montagne du Diable are a good fit for a hiking-focused trip; the Réservoir Baskatong offers opportunities for fishing, camping, hiking and swimming. If you’re more interested in architectural history, the church, Maison Joseph-Lafontaine and audio documentary offer different cultural points of interest.

Explore More Places

In addition to Ferme-Neuve, you can also visit the pages for Mont-Laurier, Nominingue, Rivière-Rouge, Lac-Saint-Paul, Lac-Saguay, Sainte-Anne-Du-Lac and Depot De L'ile.

For the broader travel overview: Antoine-Labelle.