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The Athlete · Antoine · Montréal

Run-and-sights route: Old Port to Mount Royal

Old Montreal to Mont-Royal · Sightseeing run route · Free

If you do one run that doubles as sightseeing, do this one. Start flat along the Old Port waterfront past Notre-Dame, run up through downtown and the McGill campus, then climb the mountain via the Olmsted path or the stairs to the Kondiaronk lookout for the skyline. It threads the waterfront, the downtown, and the summit into one route — the whole city's geography and its best view, run end to end. Roughly 8–10 km with a real climb.

A point-to-point run linking the Old Port waterfront, downtown, and the Mount Royal summit — the city's landmarks and best view in a single active session.

— Antoine, The Athlete
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