A 4,000-kilometre bicycle route through 320 Quebec municipalities is being inaugurated this summer, with officials calling the Route Verte "the longest network of bicycle paths in the Americas." The route's development has taken 12 years and involved almost 1,000 organizations and businesses in collaboration with the province's Transportation Ministry. The official opening will take place Aug. 10 at some 20 locations across the province with cycling events, community celebrations and appearances by local artists and craftspeople.
Information on itineraries, accommodations, campsites and tourist attractions can be found at http://www.routeverte.com.
