Traversee De Charlevoix Inc — Attraction in Saint-Urbain

Great views on the trail, well marked, and the staff is very friendly. The trail is very muddy (as of July 2022). I got a few partial soakers. If one were to go during spring/fall, I imagine gaiters/goretex would be a requirement. There are some nice bridges/boardwalks but some water crossings are by walking on branch or rock so walking poles are really helpful for balance. But I have to disagree with others on the maintenance of the huts. While all of the basics were provided and the mattresses were comfortable. The doors were falling off on a few huts (screws pulled right out of the frames when we tried to fix them). Because we needed so much force for the door, any time someone left to use the bathroom they'd wake everyone else up with the door slamming. The screens on the windows hadn't been repaired in years so there were mosquitoes everywhere in the hut and all over us at night (we tried to kill as many as possible before sleeping). The outhouses were dry compost but often the sawdust bucket was empty when we arrived at the hut. The stairs up to the sleeping area are dangerous especially while wearing socks (they aren't standard depth and are slippery).

On the last night, we decided to hike all the way out (30km day) because we wanted poutine and better...

We did the Traversee tenting. While it was a very good challenge I find that camping rights are HUGELY OVERPRICED. You receive the access to a toilet and the right to put your tent next to the road, at the second to last camp literary on the road. I find that transparency about that fact is completely absent. We were told that there is red poles that mark where we can put our tent, surprise surprise there weren't any.

So I don't see how it's ok to charge access to the park and then on top of that to charge camping rights while you don't even provide a flat place to put a tent.

Really disappointed. Avoid the camping option at any cost! If you don't have access to a chalet simply go somewhere else!

Of course, the Traversee Inc will say that this is a small price to pay for them maintain the trail and mark it. Well, I hate to say that but this argument doesn't stand. Marking is done once and trail maintenance is minimal.

Also, please keep in mind that unlike most huts in the European mountains all chalets are road accessible (you can drive with a Honda civic) so again, do not buy the argument of difficult maintenance.

Unfortunately, a beautiful place that should belong to the people have turned into a money...

Very well marked trail with an excellent accommodation set-up in log cabins! Spoke with Marie-Josee, Joanne, and Justin several times before our hike and all were very helpful in trying to accommodate our changes to group size and departure dates. In the end, they suggested a departure date that would allow us to have exclusive use of each cabin due to Covid. Having completed many ‘caminos’, we thought we would miss meeting new trail mates but enjoyed our ‘private’ cabins and even met some wonderful young men doing the trail in tents. ( this is a new idea due to Covid but I would not recommend it after watching the guys struggle to find adequate tent sites) We unexpectantly met the car-jockey and was happy to see that he was an older responsible gentleman that had shuttled our car. We are early 60’s but had no problem with the trail distances even though hunting season restricts hiking hours from 9-16:00. We never heard a rifle shot while hiking, wore the orange and saw many porcupine, partridge, rabitts, and a bold beaver who didn’t want to share the trail! Overall, an...