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Back towards camp
Back up a crag
Arriving back at camp
Back at camp, we dismantled our tent and made ready to hike back down. The weather briefly cleared into bona fide sunshine, then clouded back over again and looked threatening.
Clearing above camp
Sun and Provencher
Starting our return
The way down was uneventful and dreary: the rain returned as we descended back into the trees, and the long stretches of super-mucky trail made for slow, tedious, and unpleasant going. I was very glad when we got to the marked "Grande Diagonale" section, because I knew that that meant that the horrible sections of trail were now behind us.
courtesy JInnes
Dewey Web
Mid 80's graffiti
Back to horrid mid-trail
Back to horrid mid-trail
Uniform Forest
La Grande Diagonale
As we descended the final slopes back to the trailhead, the rain ended and the sun peeked out again. Happily, we happened upon the lower lookout to the Manicouagan Reservoir during this sunny period, and we got a few nice shots of its deep blue water and a section of the huge Ile Rene-Levasseur in the middle.
courtesy JInnes
Finally, a view of the Reservoir
View to the island
Andrew at Lookout
Highway 389 from above
Back to good trailwork
The final section back down to the trailhead was refreshingly pleasant: warmer, sunnier, and with nice trailwork. We arrived back at the car shortly after 11am, less than 24 hours after starting out.

The Monts Groulx will have to be explored again sometime as part of a longer backpack and hopefully with better weather. Although the topography is not super-dramatic, it is an interesting area with extensive alpine terrain that deserves further exploration.
courtesy JInnes
courtesy JInnes
Ah... a nice path
The Narcissist
Back at the trailhead
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Interactive trackmap - Mont Provencher climb - click map to view
Interactive trackmap - Mont Provencher climb - click to view
Mt Provencher Climb, Hwy 389 to Camp Location - Hike Data
Start Time: 1:10p.m.
End Time: 4:58p.m.
Duration: 3h48m
Distance: 6.39 km (3.97 mi)
Average Speed: 1.7 km/hr (1.0 mph)
Start Elevation: 1341ft (409m) *
Max Elevation: 3245ft (989m) *
Min Elevation: 1323ft (403m) *
End Elevation: 3245ft (989m) *
* : +/- 75 feet
Total Elevation Gain: 1939ft (591m) *
Total Elevation Loss: 37ft (11m) *
 
 
* : +/- 75 feet
Elevation Graph
Mt Provencher Climb, Camp to Summit and Return - Hike Data
Start Time: 6:00a.m.
End Time: 8:13a.m.
Duration: 2h12m
Distance: 3.4 km (2.11 mi)
Average Speed: 1.5 km/hr (1.0 mph)
Start Elevation: 3243ft (988m) *
Max Elevation: 3539ft (1079m) *
Min Elevation: 3164ft (964m) *
End Elevation: 3231ft (985m) *
* : +/- 75 feet
Total Elevation Gain: 382ft (116m) *
Total Elevation Loss: 370ft (113m) *
 
 
* : +/- 75 feet
Elevation Graph
Mt Provencher Climb, Camp Location to Hwy 389 - Hike Data
Start Time: 8:40a.m.
End Time: 11:15a.m.
Duration: 2h34m
Distance: 6.31 km (3.92 mi)
Average Speed: 2.5 km/hr (1.5 mph)
Start Elevation: 3247ft (990m) *
Max Elevation: 3247ft (990m) *
Min Elevation: 1343ft (409m) *
End Elevation: 1347ft (411m) *
* : +/- 75 feet
Total Elevation Gain: 50ft (15m) *
Total Elevation Loss: 1919ft (585m) *
 
 
* : +/- 75 feet
Elevation Graph
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