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Walks in Plateau-Mont-Royal.
2 editor-picked walks through Plateau-Mont-Royal. Each one has been walked — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice.
Walks in Plateau-Mont-Royal
Parc La Fontaine and Avenue du Mont-Royal
The Plateau's great park with its ponds, then the avenue of cafés and the leafy streets between.
The Plateau: the staircases and the colour
Spiral outdoor staircases, painted triplexes, the murals of the Main, and the cafés of Mont-Royal.
Nearby
Other walks close to Plateau-Mont-Royal.
Sorted by distance from the start of parc la fontaine and avenue du mont-royal. Good for stitching together a longer day.
Rue Saint-Denis: the Quartier Latin spine
The spine of French Montreal — café terraces, bookshops, the theatres, and Carré Saint-Louis.
Le Village: Sainte-Catherine Est under the canopy
The pedestrian summer street, the public-art canopy overhead, the terrasses, and the lively eastern downtown.
Boulevard Saint-Laurent: the Main
The line that splits the city — the garment lofts, Schwartz's smoked meat, the MURAL walls, the bars.
Mont-Royal: the mountain and Olmsted's great park
The climb to the Kondiaronk lookout, the cross, and Lac aux Castors in the woods.