Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides

At 838 metres, Mont Kaaikop is the second-highest peak in the Laurentides. Hiking trails, winter activities at L’Interval, and a ski touring route on Mont Kaaikop give Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides a strong focus on nature. At the same time, several protected buildings invite you to explore the area’s history. For planning your trip, the question is less about choosing just one activity and more about what mix of exercise, water, and culture you would like to experience.

Hiking around Mont Kaaikop

L’Interval offers a 40 km network of hiking trails. It passes over Mont Kaaikop, through the neighbouring forest, and along Lac Legault. These varied landscapes offer different focuses for your hiking plans, so you don’t have to limit yourself to the mountain. There is parking at the trailhead for the Mont Kaaikop hiking trails at L’Interval—a practical landmark when planning a day of hiking.

If you would like to make the mountain the main focus of your trip, Mont Kaaikop also has a ski touring route: the marked ascent is 2.8 km long, while the descent follows unprepared trails through wooded terrain. The distance refers to the ascent, not the entire tour. So when deciding between a hike and a ski tour, consider the details given for each route.

Winter trails and activities at L’Interval

For cross-country skiing, L’Interval has about 10 km of groomed trails, as well as an additional 30 km of ungroomed cross-country routes through natural landscapes. This distinction is useful if you want to choose specifically between groomed and ungroomed routes. There are also 30 km of marked snowshoe trails. L’Interval offers public skating on a boarded ice rink, as well as a tubing slide. There is a variety of winter activities to choose from, including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and skating.

Lac Legault: time by the water

Lac Legault is a good choice for a day in nature. L’Interval has a sandy beach there for swimming and relaxing. It also provides canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, and paddleboards at the lake. If spending time on the water is part of your plans, you can make this a focus of your trip. If you would rather hike, you can focus on the trail network, with sections by the lake, through the forest, and on Mont Kaaikop.

When travelling with children, different interests may shape your choice of activities, such as hiking, time by the water, or winter activities. To decide what type of vacation rental suits your trip, it helps to first consider what you want to focus on: a stay with more activity on the trails, a day at the lake, or a trip that also takes in the area’s cultural heritage.

Discover historic buildings

The Église de Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides is a wooden Catholic building dating from 1892 and is classified as a heritage building under Québec’s Cultural Heritage Act. The Ancien presbytère de Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides, a residence built around 1897 in the American vernacular style, is also protected as a heritage building. The Ancien magasin général de Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides is protected under the same legislation; it was probably built between 1890 and 1910. These buildings offer concrete points of interest for culture enthusiasts, providing an opportunity to explore the area’s architectural history alongside its natural attractions.

Find more destinations in Val-David, Lac-Supérieur, Val-Des-Lacs, Village De Labelle, Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré, Sainte-Agathe-Des-Monts, Mont Tremblant, and Val-Morin.

For the broader travel overview: Les Laurentides.