Lachine Canal National Historic Site

As it name is, Lachine Canal is a recognized historical site located in the southwest of Montreal. The urban route consists of 14.5km which runs from old port of montreal to st. Louis lake. It is also characterized by 5 locks. The most interesting part of this canal is that the linear urban park…Read more

The Lachine Canal is a designated national historical site in the southwest of Montreal. It consists of a 14.5-kilometre urban route that runs between the Old Port and Lac Saint-Louis, which is a waterway characterised by five locks. Along the banks of Lachine, there is a linear urban park that…Read more

Lachine, on the southeast bank of Montréal Island (in Lac St.-Louis), got its name from the first pioneers who, in the 17th century, made their way up the St. Lawrence looking for a route to China (in French, "la Chine"). The 14.4-kilometer Lachine Canal, a way of getting around the Lachine Rapids,…Read more

During the summer by bike

Take a walk or rent a bike or kayak and enjoy a day along the scenic Lachine Canal. Watch the birds, see the sunset, have a BBQ or ice cream, do some beer tasting at Terrasse St-Ambroise /McAuslan, etc...the list is endless!