Mont Sutton
Region : Estrie (Qc)
Start : Reception Shack
Distance from start : Over 50km
Parking : At the reception desk
Fee : 6$/adult
Trail Markings : Well identified on main trails
Difficulty : Intermediate/Hard
Washroom: At the reception Desk (Chemin Réal)
Map : Park map (You can buy a copy at the reception – Plastic covered/Great quality/5$)
Website : Parc d’environnement naturel de Sutton
Note : Dogs allowed on most trails
Date of hike : September 8, 2015 (Richelle & Ben R.)
This hike was organised very randomly. With our treck to Mount Washington coming up, we wanted to get in the mood of doing a long hike.
The start
At the end of Chemin Réal, there is a reception desk (with real washrooms) as well as ample parking space. The clerk was very kind and, on top of arriving 1 hour later than anticipated, we spent some time chatting with her about the Green Mountains Reserve and hiking. It’s always fun to meet somebody to talk about you hobby with J
Right behind the shack is the start of the trails. It’s important to note that the Sutton Environmental Park is taken care of by the most hard-working volunteers that nature has to offer. Boulders arranged in stairs for the hard spots, railings, wood floors on swampy terrain, beautiful intersections with maps, directions and even benches, if you can think it, they probably already did it!
Since we go on our hikes on Mondays, we actually saw more volunteers than hikers.
Lakes Vogel & Spruce
Trail : Montée du lac Spruce / Intermediate (marked hard on the map)
We started our trail by checking out the Vogel and Spruce lakes. Whenever I would google hiking Sutton images, I would mainly find pictures of lake Spruce, in which you can take a swim.
Arriving at the lake, there was a massive “gazebo” structure, courtesy of the PENS.
We took some time to have lunch and dip our feet and then we were off.
Round Top
Trail : Sentier de l’estrie / Hard (Marked very hard on the map, I can’t accept that with all of the fancy stairs along the trail)