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Location

Au Diable Vert is a pretty special place, not far from Sutton. It is located 120 km from Montreal which is about 1.5 h of driving. As they describe themselves it is a totally unique four-season outdoor center

Au Diable Vert
Au Diable Vert

Description

From the parking, you can reach your place by just walking there and carrying your stuff with a cart. Or to order a mini car (Delivery Service) to get your stuff to the place. The owners were able to organize camping sites, tree houses, and cute looking podes around a field.

Camping spot
Camping spot
One of the pods
One of the pods

The field is a pasture for highland cows. It has an electric fence to prevent them from moving out of this place. We’ve heard some crackling coming from the fence and even checked it 😉 During the day cows wander from one side to another, resting, eating, sometimes watching people staring at them.

Highland cows
Highland cows

And if it matters for you, Au Diable Vert is a dog-friendly place 🐶

What to do

Near the visitor center, there is a playground for kids with a beautiful view of the mountains for their parents 🙂 Also, you can go hiking. Due to covid-19, some trails were closed. As well as VeloVolant. But they still have had enough to offer: short walks, water activities with a possibility to rent a kayak or paddler board, fishing.

Hiking

As the “serious” trails were closed we made a tour around a pasture and took a lot of pictures of Highland cows 😀.

On the trail
On the trail

The walk is pretty short but it could take some time if you like staring at cows and have no other plans 😉 Our kids had chosen a few favorite ones, gave them names, and were coming to check on them in the morning, in the evening, and during the day.

Highland cows
Highland cows

Fishing

After a small walk, we went fishing. A river is a few minutes driving from the camping sites. The place was pretty crowded and we were very skeptical about any fish.

River
River

But if you have the appropriate equipment and good skills, nothing can stop you 😉

Our catch is white fish.
Our catch is fall fish.

Evening

The previous day, just after we arrived, the rain came making everything more complex. Starting from setting up the tent to running out of dry socks for kids.

Drying up the clothes
Drying up the clothes

The second evening was perfect. We had used two bags of wood and enjoyed the night sky. Of course, our supper was enriched by baked fall fish 😉

Baked white fish
Baked fall fish

Tomorrow will be heavy rain, starting in the morning. So, we appreciate every moment here and now 😍

Life is good!
Life is good!

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