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Grande-Vallée is located halfway between Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and Gaspé, on the north shore of the Gaspésie peninsula. When arriving from the west, by route 132, you reach Grande-Vallée about 100 km after leaving Sainte-Anne-des-Monts in your rear view mirror. If you arrive from the east, also by route 132, the distance is again 100 km after leaving Gaspé.
To the west of this municipality, a stop is imperative at the rest area where you will be dazzled by the magnificent panorama looking onto the village and the lighted cape where the church is located. A picnic area and telescopes are available on-site and you can access the hiking trail, through the adjacent land, where you find a rock, sclupted by the sea, that resembles the outline of a human face.
In the village centre, the new Tourist Welcome Bureau welcomes you and you can visit surrounding sites. The Alexis-Caron Park offers a picnic area, a tennis court, playgrounds, and a historic monument. From this park, an illuminated path skirts the magnificent Grande-Vallée River and leads to the Gallipeault covered bridge that dates back to 1923 and the Place Esdras-Minville where the old refrigerated warehouse hosts heritage treasures. Relax on a fabulous sandy beach that offers several amenities, and do some sport fishing off the two wharves while rubbing shoulders with the locals.
From route 132, you can also take Rue de la Rivière and go alongside the valley where you can acess the bicycle trail, which is 5.7 kilometres long at the heart of a coniferous forest, the farm lake, the shooting range and then the pedestrian trail alongside the river leading to a waterfall.
Source: Ville de grande-Vallée, Tourisme Gaspésie
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