Explore
After your arrival, you can enjoy one of the many bodies of water on site in a canoe or on a paddle board. You can also explore the wooded trails on a hike or bike ride.
During winter, you can snowshoe on the trails or skate on the lake. All these activities are available to our guests, so that they can make the most of their stay with us.
Family canoeing
Lake Manseau is an ecological lake 2 km long. You can swim and practice water sports such as canoeing, kayaking and paddleboarding. Guests can watch beavers, loons, great blue herons, otters and even turtles on their natural environment. In spring, the lake becomes a frog concert. In July, it’s a festival of water lilies and other aquatic plants, even carnivorous plants. Please note that fishing is not allowed to avoid competition with the lake’s inhabitants.
Lake Camille is a lake that keeps its secrets well since it’s located 2 hours away from the forest. For the moment, it is not possible to practice sports on this lake, but it is in our plans to explore this corner of the retreat in the years to come.
Trails
Le Sentier du Renard (The Fox Trail) is 1.5 KM long from the cabins to the sugar shack. It is ideal for walking with friends or family. On average, it takes 30 minutes to get to the sugar shack.
Le Sentier de la Loutre (The Otter trail) is a short loop being developed that will start and end at different parts of the Fox trail. This is the trail leading to the dock and during the summer of 2024, we will extend this trail to the Amik Lake tent site.
Le Sentier de l’Orignal (The Moose Trail) (under development) will leave from the sugar shack and loop around the western portion of the Retreat, passing through Lac Camille (not pictured on this map). It will be 2.5km long and will have a steep incline. This trail will be ideal for those who want to challenge themselves. It will take an around 1.5 hours to complete this route.
