Montmorency Travel Guide

 Dabs Says:  Provided you don't have a severe fear of heights, you should head up to the suspension bridge over the Falls for a different view. I always think it's really cool to see the perfectly calm waters leading up to the Falls and imagine the first of the river explorers calmly... 

 Dabs Says:  If you're not anxious to go up on top of the Falls for a better look, you can take the walkway leading from the visitors center to the viewing platform at the base of the stairs to get a better view. Be prepared to get a little wet from the mist the closer you go, some... 

 Dabs Says:  The easiest way to get up to the top of the Falls is via cable car, one way is $6 CAD, $8 round trip. The cable car station at the top is near the Manoir Montmorency, follow a short path and you'll be on the bridge over the Falls. 

 Dabs Says:  We drove from Quebec City, I didn't time it but it was a very quick trip as it's only about 12 km east of Quebec City. We took highway 40 east and followed the signs for Parc de la Chute Montmorency, entrance to the parking lot was just off the highway. We parked in the lot... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  On the right side of the Falls, a panoramic stairway has been built with observation points every so often. Near the bottom is a concrete viewing platform which was drenched in spray from the falls. The stairway actually has a alternate route near the bottom, allowing you to... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  This photo shows the stairway down from the top of the falls to its foot from a distant perspective, taken from near the Manoir. As you can see, the stairs snake their way down a very steep slope made up of unstable material - with viewing platforms visible along the route. 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  We arrived at the Falls at 9:30 AM on a Saturday morning in October, so the crowds had not yet started to build. After viewing the falls from the visitor centre area, we decided to take a cable car ride up to the top of the escarpment. From there you can take the walking... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  The Falls is spanned by a suspension bridge, built in 1993 to replace one from 1885. The new bridge has retained the original stone pylons at each end of the bridge. From its walkway, there are great views of both the placid upriver holding pond and the rush of water over... 

 Dabs Says:  My long suffering husband now knows just to walk up to silly statues and pose with them, it just hastens the inevitable result of me making him pose with it so we can get onto whatever we are doing.Since 1955 Bonhomme, the snowman, has been the mascot of the Quebec Winter...