Saint-Zénon: River, Waterfall and Mountain Views

Saint-Zénon offers several reasons to tailor your trip to your interests: in Parc régional des Sept-Chutes, maple groves and rocky ridges shape the landscape; boating is possible on Lac St-Louis; and the Église de Saint-Zénon adds a cultural dimension. If you’re looking for a vacation rental, you can first consider whether nature, water or cultural heritage will shape your stay.

Maple Groves, Rocky Ridges and Views

In Parc régional des Sept-Chutes, the landscapes range from the maple grove on Mont Barrière, at 610 metres, to the rocky ridges of Mont Brassard, at 650 metres. These two distinctive elevations give the surroundings different characters: maple grove here, rocky ridges there. If you like to have specific landscape features in mind when planning a trip, these names offer a clear point of reference as you choose your destination.

From the viewpoints on the Sentier du Mont Brassard, you can take in Lac Rémi, the Rivière Noire valley and the hills around Saint-Zénon. The view thus encompasses a lake, a valley and hills, rather than just a single landscape feature. As you plan, you can consider which of these perspectives appeals to you most; the viewpoints named here bring the local landscape into focus.

The Sentier du Mont Brassard

The Sentier du Mont Brassard starts at the reception post of Parc régional des Sept-Chutes. The address is 4031 chemin Brassard Sud, in Saint-Zénon. This gives you a specific starting point to use for orientation. From there, the trail follows the Rivière Noire and passes close to the Voile de la Mariée waterfall. The river and waterfall are two named natural features along this trail.

The Sentier du Mont Brassard also has a parking lot near coordinates 46.4681, -73.7204, with about 50 spaces. The number is an approximate capacity; the coordinates help you take the parking lot into account as a separate point of reference. In addition, the Grande Boucle Zen'Nature crosses the area of Pourvoirie St-Zénon. You can keep both trail names in mind as you make your choice, without treating them as one shared route.

Boating and Religious Heritage

Boating with rented watercraft is possible on Lac St-Louis. This is a distinct water-based activity in Saint-Zénon, alongside the landscapes along the Sentier du Mont Brassard. If you’d like to add an activity on the water to your trip, you can consider this option. It offers a different focus from the viewpoints, river and waterfall.

The Église de Saint-Zénon is another distinctive local landmark: it is an immovable cultural heritage property in the religious heritage category and was built from 1899 to 1901. Its construction period gives a visit historical context, while the church and the landscape appeal to different travel interests. If you’d like to explore religious heritage as well as nature, this is another reason to include Saint-Zénon in your travel plans.

Choose Saint-Zénon as Your Destination

When choosing a vacation rental in Saint-Zénon, you can consider which experiences are most important to your trip: views of Lac Rémi and the Rivière Noire valley, the trail along the river and near the waterfall, boating on Lac St-Louis, or religious heritage.

More destinations: Entrelacs, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Saint-Côme, Rawdon, Saint-Damien, Notre-Dame-De-La-Merci, Saint-Donat-De-Montcalm and Saint-Jean-De-Matha.

See the overview of destinations: Matawinie.