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Horseback Riding on the Cavalier Trail, St-Basile-de-Portneuf, Quebec 
The Great Trail, a 24,000-kilometre network of individual trails that spans the entire country, features plenty of hiking, biking, snowshoeing and paddling routes — but our favourite way to check out this outdoorsy attraction might be atop horseback. Try the Cavalier Trail, a multi-use route in St-Basile-de-Portneuf, a quaint town located an hour west of Quebec City. A committed group of Great Trail volunteers have been working on this trail for years, doing everything from making expansion plans to clearing paths to building new horse-accessible stretches. Not a rider? Not to worry. You can also snowmobile, hike, ski or cycle it.

(Photo, Cheval Quebec)

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