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Sentier des Portes-de-l'Enfer

In the Southern Notre Dame Mountains

Local route2.1 km · 1.3 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Sentier de la Traversée 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Southern Notre Dame Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–21 °C (57–70 °F)

  1. J-8°-17°112
  2. F-6°-15°98
  3. M-1°-10°105
  4. A6°-3°112
  5. M14°4°126
  6. J19°10°166
  7. J21°12°179
  8. A20°11°169
  9. S16°7°145
  10. O8°1°140
  11. N2°-5°126
  12. D-5°-13°136

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Sentier des Portes-de-l'Enfer is a local hiking route of about 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in Quebec, Canada. It is in the Southern Notre Dame Mountains. It lies about 31 km east of Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Southern Notre Dame Mountains (Notre Dame Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
31 km E of Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse (Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
Quebec
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
46.6297, -70.4000
Route start
46.6284, -70.4017
OpenStreetMap
relation 9277892
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

More trails in the Southern Notre Dame Mountains

All 14 →

Sentier des Géants

8.0 km · 2.3 mi · 3.7 km away

Sentier du Mont-Chocolat

2.0 km · 3.3 mi · 5.4 km away

Sentier de la Slousse

2.4 km · 3.5 mi · 5.6 km away

Sentier des Dryades

2.3 km · 3.8 mi · 6.1 km away

Sentier les Fantômes

2.3 km · 4.0 mi · 6.4 km away

Sentier des Sources

2.8 km · 4.0 mi · 6.5 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Sentier de la Traversée

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Quebec

Sentier de la Crête des Grives

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Quebec

Sentier des Ravages

2.1 mi · 3.3 km · Quebec

Sentier de la Vieille Forêt

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Quebec

Parcours de la Crête des Grives

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Quebec

Parcours du Mont St-Magloire

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Quebec

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