After spending some time enjoying the tam-tams, I went further into Parc du Mont-Royal to do a little hiking and to visit the overlooks that I had read have amazing views of the city. The park is on part of a mountain, so the overlooks have wonderful views of the city below on the plain. The Camillien-Houde lookout gives views of the northern half of Montreal Island, and the Kondiaronk lookout gives views from the northeast and southwest including downtown Montreal. I wished I had had more time to hike as much of the park is a dense forest. It is a wonderful park and oasis, akin to New York’s Central Park.
Trails through the park’s forest
Rock outcroppings near the trails
From Camillien-Houde lookout
From Camillien-Houde lookout, a view of the Jacques Cartier Bridge (with zoom)
From Camillien-Houde lookout, a view of the Olympic venue (with zoom)
From Kondiaronk lookout looking at downtown
From Kondiaronk lookout looking east
From Kondiaronk lookout looking west