The best motorcycle roads in Quebec

Plenty of roads in Quebec go from A to B. These ones take the scenic way around every hill, creek and bluff. We checked 79 of them.

The headliners

Rang Sud-Est

In Urban agglomeration of La Tuque. 16 km, about 20 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●● Hairpin heaven

Montée Paiement

Near Val-des-Monts. 11 km, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●● Hairpin heaven

Chemin du Mont-des-Cascades

Near Cantley. 10 km, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Chemin de Chertsey

Near Chertsey. 11 km, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Klok’s Road

Near Papineau-Cameron Township. 12 km, about 10 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty

When you want to settle in

Not every ride is about hairpins. These are longer paved roads that keep twisting the whole way, good for a long cruise where you can find a rhythm.

• Highway 307, near Bowman: 25 km

How we picked them

We looked at the shape of every named paved road in Quebec and measured how much each one bends along its length. Then we ranked them by bends per distance, so a short hairpin road and a long mountain highway are compared fairly. Gravel, tracks, residential streets and anything under about 10 km are left out.

What this does not tell you: how nice the scenery is, how good the surface is, how busy the road gets, or whether it is closed for snow. Check before you go, especially in the mountains and in winter. Then ride it and see for yourself.

Turn it into a ride

Open the MotoRidez planner and link a few of these into a loop, or hit Surprise Me and let it pick a twisty route from wherever you are. Every ride you record is remembered, so next time it can send you down roads you have not tried yet.