Originally Posted by
Brando_T.
I had heard about Quebec's bike trails, and even read a guide for the railtrail you went on - thanks very much for your writeup of the trip.
4% grade on a rail line? crazy.
Yup, 4%. (For comparison, the Great Allegheny Passage has a 2% max.)
You can find another nice write-up about the railtrail at the NY Times website:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/travel/escapes/13Ptit.html?pagewanted=all
The NY Times author clearly did her ride at a different time of the week, and a different time of the year; she emphasizes how busy the trail was, and for me it was almost deserted.