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Champlain
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Champlain

Length8.6 mi
Elev. Gain131.2 ft
Est. Steps20000
River
Overgrown
Created by AndreR1925

Champlain Introduction

Champlain is a 8.6 mile (20,000-step) route located near Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. This route has an elevation gain of about 131.2 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
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Attractions Near Champlain

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Château Frontenac

Place
The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, formerly and commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town. The Chateau Frontenac was designed by Bruce Price, and was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company.

Battle of the Plains of Abraham

Place
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War to describe the North American theatre). The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought on a plateau by the British Army and Royal Navy against the French Army, just outside the walls of Quebec City on land that was originally owned by a farmer named Abraham Martin, hence the name of the battle.

Aquarium du Québec

Place
Aquarium du Québec (English: Aquarium of Quebec) is a public aquarium located in the former city of Sainte-Foy in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 16-hectare (40-acre) facility is home to more than 10,000 animals representing more than 300 species. It is operated by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq), and is a member of the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA).

Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church

Place
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a small Roman Catholic stone church in the lower town of Old Quebec City, more precisely on Place Royale. Construction was started in 1687 on the site of Champlain's habitation and was completed in 1723. The church is one of the oldest in North America.

Cap Diamant

Place
Cap Diamant (English: Cape Diamond) is a cape on an edge of the Promontory of Quebec and on which Quebec City is located, formed by the confluence of a bend in the St. Lawrence River to the south and east, and the much smaller Saint-Charles River to the north.Jacques Cartier, the French explorer who found glittering stones in the high cliff, thought the stones contained diamonds.

Chateau St. Louis

Place
The Chateau St. Louis (French: Château Saint-Louis) in Quebec City was the official residence of the French Governor of New France and later the British Governor of Quebec, the Governor-General of British North America, and the Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada.The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2002.

Habitation de Québec

Place
Habitation de Québec was an ensemble of buildings interconnected by Samuel de Champlain when he founded Québec during 1608. The site is located in what is now Vieux-Québec. It was located near the site of the abandoned First Nations village of Stadacona that Jacques Cartier had visited during 1535. It served as a fort and as dwellings for the new colony in New France.

Duke of Kent House, Quebec

Place
Duke of Kent House or Kent House (French: Maison du Duc-de-Kent) is situated on the corner of Rue Saint-Louis and Haldimand, behind the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, named after its most famous resident Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. Though altered and transformed since its original construction, the most part of its foundations and of the first floor walls date back to the vicinity of 1650, making it one of the oldest houses, if not the oldest house in Quebec City.

Anse-au-Foulon

Place
L'Anse au Foulon is a small cove about one and one-half miles above Quebec City. It is also referred to by the name Wolfe's Cove. It was at L'Anse au Foulon that the British forces commanded by James Wolfe landed prior to proceeding to the Plains of Abraham where they engaged and defeated the French force commanded by the Marquis de Montcalm, resulting in the occupation of Quebec City and an eventual complete triumph by Great Britain in the North American theatre of the war.

Quebec rockslide

Place
The Quebec rockslide occurred on September 19, 1889, after a day of heavy rain in Quebec City, Canada. An overhanging piece of slate rock broke off from Cap Diamant and fell 90 metres (300 feet) onto the houses below. The homes of 28 families on Champlain Street were crushed, burying roughly 100 people under 24 metres (80 feet) of broken slate rock.

Comments

Martin Couture
2024/05/08
Alain
2025/05/05
Jean-Francois
2025/07/26
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

8.6 mi

Elev. Gain

131.2 ft

Est. Steps

20000
Created by
AndreR1925
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