Wikivoyage

township municipality in Quebec, Canada
North America > Canada > Quebec > Southwestern Quebec > Eastern Townships > Shefford (Quebec)

This banner needs to be cropped to the aspect ratio of 7:1 with width ≥ 1800 pixels. Otherwise, it may be reverted.

Shefford is a township municipality in the regional county municipality (MRC) La Haute-Yamaska, in the Eastern Townships (Estrie), in Quebec.

The township municipality of Shefford enclaves the city of Waterloo and in its northern part enclaves in a half-donut the city of Warden. Shefford also constitutes the rural area connected to Granby (located to the northwest) and to Bromont (located to the southwest).

Understand

edit
Aerial view of the lake on the Mountain, at Mount Shefford

Shefford is an oasis for mountain hiking, camping, wilderness photography, and drone flights to admire the panorama.

The main hamlets are: Frost Village (east side of the territory, east of Waterloo), Shefford-Ouest (southwest of the territory), Val-Maher (west side), Saxby Corner (northwest of Mount Shefford) and Val-Shefford (north of the territory, along the Yamaska River).

Get in

edit
Map
Map of Shefford (Quebec)

Get around

edit
  • 1 Mount Shefford (Mont Shefford) (north of the A10, north of Bromont and southeast of downtown Granby). The summit of Mount Shefford overlooks the region at 525 m (west summit); the north-east summit reaches 488 m and the south summit, 494 m. Hikers can reach the summit by a hiking trail from Parc des Montagnards or Parc Jean-Paul Forand. The west side of the mountain includes Lac sur la Montagne. A ski centre is on the north side of the mountain (facing the Choinière Reservoir). Mont Shefford (Q1951074) on Wikidata Mont Shefford on Wikipedia (updated Dec 2024)

Places of worship

edit
  • 2 Mount Shefford Cemetery (Cimetière du mont Shefford), 140 Chem. Saxby South #98. Cemetery. (updated Dec 2024)
  • Circuit around Mont Shefford. This circuit allows you to appreciate the various faces of Mont Shefford and its forest cover. In the fall, the colored forest is magical. In the winter, the snow creates a magic of the cliffs and the summit. Suggested route: from Waterloo, take successively route 112 (west) to travel counterclockwise; at Sasby Corner, turn left towards the south, on Saxby South Road; take Jolley Road (east); take 241 (east) to return to the starting point. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 1 L'Estriade cycle path (Piste cyclable L'Estriade). 97-km cycle path, starting from downtown Waterloo and leading to Granby and Bromont. (updated Dec 2024)

Events

edit

Specialized food

edit

Others

edit

Drink

edit
  • 1 La Ferme Brasserie rurale, 101, chemin Meunier (on top of a hill, with a panoramic terrace). A microbrewery offering craft beers outdoors. (updated Dec 2024)

Sleep

edit

Cottages and chalets

edit
  • 1 Sô Lodges, 1777 QC-241, ☏ +1 450-920-0600. Tourist accommodation. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 2 Gîte Passion Tendresse (B&B), 130 Chem. de Fulford, ☏ +1 514-513-7281. B&B. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 3 Le Camp Caché, 37 Rue Hamel, ☏ +1 514-979-4556. Tourist accommodation. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 4 Gîte L'authentique, 8 Rue Marcel Potvin, ☏ +1 514-444-3625. Tourist accommodation. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 5 WeChalet, 8 Rue des Colombes. Tourist accommodation. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 6 Gîte à l'Orée du Bois, 109 Mnt Krieghoff, ☏ +1 450-577-0508. 3-star hotel. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 7 Chalet l'Abondance, 51 Rue du Grillon (located near the cycle path), ☏ +1 514-236-2753. Tourist chalet. (updated Dec 2024)

Camping

edit

Connect

edit
  • Calendar of main tourist events in Waterloo: click here

Cope

edit

Many municipal services are administered jointly with the city of Waterloo.

  • 1 Parc des Montagnards, 333 Chem. du Mont-Shefford, ☏ +1 450-539-2258. Municipal recreational park. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 2 Jean-Paul Forand Ecological Park (Parc écologique Jean-Paul Forand), Rue Chenail. Forest park. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 3 Shefford Town Hall Park (Parc de la mairie Shefford), Chem. Robinson Ouest. Municipal recreational park. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 4 Ménard CENS Park (Parc Ménard CENS), 18 Rue Ménard. Municipal park with a hiking trail. (updated Dec 2024)

Go next

edit
Routes through Shefford
Montreal ← Chambly ←  W  E  → Eastman → Sherbrooke
Montréal ← Longueuil ←  W  E  → Thetford Mines → Frampton
Roxton Falls ← Waterloo ←  N  S  → Bromont → Cowansville


This city travel guide to Shefford is a usable article. It has information on how to get there and on restaurants and hotels. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Shefford_(Quebec)&oldid=4980963"