
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