2024-07-08 - Trip Report Day 4 - Zec des Martres, Quebec

Zec des Martres

Shortly after I wake up this morning, an elderly couple come riding down the trail I'd hiked the previous day on an ATV (not a route I really had pegged as accessible for it, but surprise surprise), turns out one of the boats chained up at the campsite belong to them. They get it on the water and then spend the next few hours fishing.

I don't have much to do today, it's not particularly far to get back to the trailhead car park from camp, but my pickup won't be here until about 8pm, so I've got the day to fill. I decide to see how my legs feel as to whether I want to pick up all 3 summits on the way out or not.

The return trail from Lac à la Main to Lac du Gros Ruisseau however kicks my ass this morning. My pack is marginally lighter now I'm no longer carrying much food, but not light enough.

I fill up my filter at a stream closer to the Mont du Dôme trailhead, before returning back and following the fork towards Mont Saint-Michel.

Last views of Lac du Gros Ruisseau for the trip.

Where the trail forks between the pair of summits and the return back to the car park, I leave my pack off the trail to collect on my return, to save some climbing weight.

I decide to go with Sommet de l'Orignal.

I decide I'm going to be lazy, and spend the rest of the afternoon on this summit instead of doing any more hiking. The views of Mont Saint-Michel and Le Pioui are good.

More slime mold on the return back down.

Posted on September 01, 2024 02:41 AM by joebrogers