Running in Frédéric-Back Park

In Frédéric-Back Park, the top-ranked run of up to 6 km in November 2026 starts at Papineau / Barnabé-Larocque bus stop: 5.4 km, 34 m up, 100% through nature. Frédéric-Back Park is a 0.6 km² park on Montréal's north side. Of the routes Remap built, 16 spend at least 30% of their length inside it. Our methodology

Terrain
71% park, 7% by water
Surface
58% unpaved
Climb
15 to 43 m up
Routes
16, 5.4 to 15.2 km
Papineau / Barnabé-Larocquede Lille / CharlandPapineau / Legendreboul. Henri-Bourassa est / rue Laperle25e Avenue / JarryFleury / Pie-IXHenri-BourassaLegendre / MeunierSaint-Michel / D'Hérelle estSaint-Michel / Fleury

Getting there

Every route here starts from one of these stations.

  • Papineau / Barnabé-Larocque Bus stop on the south edge. 3 routes start at the stop.
  • de Lille / Charland Bus stop on the north west edge. 3 routes start at the stop.
  • Papineau / Legendre Bus stop on the west edge. 2 routes start at the stop.
  • boul. Henri-Bourassa est / rue Laperle Bus stop on the west edge. 2 routes start at the stop.
  • 25e Avenue / Jarry Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 1 m away.
  • Fleury / Pie-IX Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 7 m away.
  • Henri-Bourassa Metro station on the west edge. 1 route starts here, 7 m away.
  • Legendre / Meunier Bus stop on the south west edge. 1 route starts at the stop.
  • Saint-Michel / D'Hérelle est Bus stop on the east edge. 1 route starts at the stop.
  • Saint-Michel / Fleury Bus stop on the north west edge. 1 route starts here, 1 m away.

The best run in Frédéric-Back Park, up to 6 km

48 m28 m05.4 km

Ranked first of 3 running routes of this length in Frédéric-Back Park.

5.4 km about 32 min 34 m up 100% through nature 80% unpaved

Starts at Papineau / Barnabé-Larocque bus stop.

How it compares with the median run in Montréal

Through nature 100%median 37%
Quiet streets 95%median 91%
Starts near a station at the station
Longest nature stretch 5.4 km
Away from traffic 100%median 98%
Views 65%median 0%

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