sentier de la pointe de l’islet

Sentier de la pointe de l'islet sits along the Route des Baleines at 16 feet in elevation, on nearly flat terrain that drops only 7 feet over the next 600 meters. Several capes are visible from the site: Pointe de l'Anse à l'Eau lies west-northwest at 0.3 mi (161 ft), Pointe Rouge to the east at 0.7 mi (72 ft), and Pointe Noire to the south at 0.9 mi (85 ft). Farther out, Mont Adela Lessart rises northwest at 1.7 mi (1,050 ft), with Cap Blanc to the west at 2.2 mi (551 ft) and Pointe à la Croix west-northwest at 2.5 mi (266 ft). Daylight hours shift with the seasons: sunrise runs from 04:39 at the June solstice to 07:27 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 20:43 in June to 15:48 in December. This stop follows Belvédère de la Montagne-Ronde on the route and precedes Belvédère de l'Anse à la Barque.