Here are raw data as compiled by the Chaire de Tourisme Transat in 2016-17 and by Vélo-Québec about visitors of the P’tit Train du Nord.

RESULTS

Types of cyclists users of the linear park

Residents

%

Excursionists

%

Tourists

%

Estimation

  • More than 1 million  registered transits, summer, and winter across all disciplines
  • Tourists and excursionists who came primarily for cycling on the P’tit Train du Nord have spent 18 millions in the region

Observations

Renown : 75% of visitors already knew about the park prior to visiting
Summer attendance: cyclists : 52% / hikers : 48%

Main motivations : 56% come for road cycling
Beauty of the surrounding landscapes and network quality come second in respondents motivations.

Estimate : Tourists stay on average for 3.3 nights (but we suggest staying longer 🙂 )

Estimate: All types of visitors included, the average total spent peaks at 177,30$ per person

%

are 55 years of age or more

%

are between 35 and 54 years of age

%

are between 18 and 34 years of age

%

are from the Laurentians

%

come from outside Québec

Behavior

%

of visitors come between June and September

%

of visitors travel the park with their mates (in couples)

%

go with friends

54 % of users whose primary goal of the trip wasn’t a visit of the linear parc state that the latter did contribute to prolonging their stay in the region

Motivations

54 % of users whose primary goal of the trip wasn’t a visit of the linear parc state that the latter did contribute to prolonging their stay in the region

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