We took a pitstop at Pourvoirie Coin Lavigne.
Our trails led us to the Saint Donat area.
The Saint-Come Ice Festival.
we headed back the way we came and went to La Barriere, which is just a few miles up the hill from where we were staying, for a late lunch. La Barriere is on a lake and has cabins for rent, a lodge with a nice restaurant and gas.
For specials, they had trout burgers and trout lasagna, which were not our thing but some in the group said they were delicious. They also had burgers, poutine and pizza with french fries. We found that in Quebec they like to serve french fries with almost everything. While waiting for our meal, we looked around the lodge at the many furs, jewelry and furniture pieces they had for sale and watched the ice fishermen out on the lake. It was a short day, covering only about 80 miles because of the time spent walking around town.
Friday was our last day of riding. There was about a foot of new snow on the ground, but the groomers were out in force overnight getting the trails ready to ride. We headed south out of the
Auberge on Trail 63 and hooked up with Trail 33 to head west to Saint-Donat.
This area has a lot of steep, hilly trails with great views of the surrounding mountains and the lakes down below. Lunch was at Aux 3 Copains, a little restaurant in town featuring everything from club sandwiches, salads and burgers to seafood, pasta and steak entrees.
On the way back after lunch, we stopped at Pourvoirie Coin Lavigne, an outfitter and lodge in Saint-Come, for a break and some refreshments. After that was the last 20 miles or so back to our home base to end a great week of trail riding. Our total miles for the day were about 120.
Back at the Auberge we started loading up the sleds and packing our gear to leave in the morning. In the hot tub that night, as well as at dinner, we talked about the week we had, shared contact information and discussed next year. Many from the group reserved their spot for 2026 Valentine’ s week.
In the morning, the couples with the longest drives headed out early before breakfast while the rest of us stayed to savor one last meal at this wonderful resort. We headed home to our normal everyday lives. But we carried with us memories of the time we had of a beautiful resort location, great trails to ride with excellent destinations and new friends.
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