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A Day’s Walk Around Mont-Royal
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Take the No. 11 bus from Mont-Royal Métro station up avenue du Mont-Royal and you will be able to see the Parc Olympique to the east. Disembark at Lac aux Castors and walk around the lakeside trail to see resident ducks and geese. Follow the trail, veering to your left, to chemin Olmsted, which leads you past sculptures of the International Sculpture Symposium. Continue to Maison Smith (see Parc Olympique), and take in the wonderful exhibit presented by Les amis de la montagne (Friends of the Mountain).
Return to chemin Olmsted and follow the trail left to the commemorative Olmsted plaque embedded in rock and then on to the main chalet and Kondiaronk Lookout (see Lookouts). This is the most outstanding viewpoint of the city. Return to the path behind the chalet, turn right and a little further on climb the path on your left to the foot of La Croix (see La Croix), the most recognized symbol of Montréal.
Return to Maison Smith to take the bus back to Mont-Royal Métro station then continue east along avenue du Mont-Royal on foot. This street buzzes with commotion and you can choose from a feast of tantalizing cafés for lunch.
Afternoon
You can either spend the afternoon enjoying some of the best shopping in the area on ave Duluth, or relax, weather permitting, in the lovely Parc Lafontaine (see Parc de la Francophonie, Québec City).
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