Outdoors in Montréal
Where locals actually go when the weather cooperates.
Higher Ground: Montreal's Best Hiking Trails and Nature Escapes
Everyone who moves to Montreal gets the same advice within a week: walk up the mountain, you'll feel better. Nobody mentions that the mountain is just the beginning. The real trick of this city is that it sits inside a r
Off the Grid, On the Water: Montreal's Best Paddling Spots
Montreal sits at the exact spot where the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers crash into each other, splinter around two islands, and throw off rapids that surfers actually ride in wetsuits in the middle of a landlocked Canad
Two Wheels In: Montreal's Best Rides and Bike Culture
Montreal ranks inside the top 15 cycling cities on the Copenhagenize Index for a reason that has nothing to do with tourism marketing: nearly 1,100 kilometres of bike paths, a growing protected express network, and a cul
Straight Up: Montreal's Best Places to Climb
Montreal has more indoor climbing gyms per capita than most cities twice its size, and the scene splits into two tribes that mostly leave each other alone: the rope climbers who grew up on the city's original gyms, and t
Pace Setters: Montreal's Best Run Clubs to Join
Running alone in Montreal means missing most of the reason to run here at all: a city where a group jog turns into the actual social plan for the week, ending in a café or a terrasse instead of just a shower and a protei
Every category, in full.
Eat & Drink
Counters, kitchens, and the coffee that runs the block.
Full Guide →Hidden & Underrated
The places you'd walk past twice before someone told you.
Full Guide →Must-Watch
Cinemas, galleries, and the reading series worth setting an alarm for.
Full Guide →Outdoors
Where locals actually go when the weather cooperates.
Full Guide →Nightlife
Basements, back rooms, and the DJ nights that outlast the trends.
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