The Athlete · Antoine · Montréal
Chemin Olmsted, Parc du Mont-Royal (summit loop)
This is the run that defines the city. The Olmsted path — a wide, gradual gravel carriage road designed by the same man behind Central Park — climbs 4.4 km to the summit, with the Kondiaronk lookout and the cross (the Croix) as the payoff. Run it early before the walkers, take the rugged offshoot trails if you want technical terrain, and finish at the belvédère with the whole city below. In winter the packed snow makes a night run genuinely magical.
The iconic Montreal run — the wide 4.4 km Olmsted carriage path winding up the mountain to the Kondiaronk lookout and the cross, with rugged trail offshoots.
— Antoine, The Athlete
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