I walked 60km from one end of Montreal to the other

Join me for an epic 60km adventure where I walked from the very northeastern tip of Montréal island at Parc du Bout-de-l'Île, to the southwestern point at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. This preposterous promenade took me nearly 14.5 hours to complete, but it was a wonderful way to see parts of the city I’d never otherwise see.
If you enjoyed this, check out my video where I rode my bike 150km around the circumference of Montreal Island: • Riding my bike 150km a...
CORRECTION: at 4:00 I mention that I'm in the heart of Anjou, but it's been pointed out this is actually Montréal-Nord. Apologies for that!

[@velvety3459]

First off, props for surviving the walk!! Not even just for the distance, but for choosing to walk the the highways... If I were to ever attempt such a feat, I'd take the scenic route through the denser parts of town, watching this felt like exploring a concrete wasteland

[@DanSchaumann]

Thanks! And yeah I know... it would have been more pleasant along one of the shores instead of right down the middle by the 40. Next time I do something like this I'll try to plan for less concrete & tarmac.

[@che8866]

You just described all North American cities

[@swiftroph]

That'S because it's way longer through scenic route.

[@anuj68]

on the west island section you could have waled down brunswick instead and then maybe down chemin ste marie until the timberlea area@@DanSchaumann

[@pandatory1108]

@@che8866 Except Montreal does have a lot of beautiful green places and trails to walk through, and you can walk alongside rivers and canals across the whole island. But it will mean walking along the edge of the island and hence adds quite a bit of time to the walk,

[@frosted168]

J'ai fait des 25 km mais 60km d'est en ouest en une seule journée et avec ce genre de condition c'est incroyable. Merci de partager ça avec nous. ☺

[@DanSchaumann]

Merci d'avoir regardé! Je suis content que tu aies apprécié. Yes, it was pretty rough out in the cold and rain but I’m happy to have made it. 25km is still a great effort

[@liamroy9154]

Ah bien oui jammie

[@bengt_axle]

I have lived in Montreal all my life, and lived in Ste-Anne for a few years, while at Mac. You definitely showed places in the east end I've never seen or even knew about. However, I think your trip would have been much more pleasant had you walked along Gouin (north shore) or the Lakeshore (through Beaconsfield), as this is where a lot of the early colonization took place, and there's some historic windmills and other structures along the way. Another place you might also like to walk is along the shore from Pont-Viau, (see Parc île de la Visitation) all the way north to the eastern tip. The Visitation Island is also a historic place with an old water mill of some sorts, I believe.

[@OMsord]

feels weird to see a place I went every lunch at school to in a decently big video like this

[@shawnwilliamson9267]

Tabarnak felicitations! Tout qu’un accomplissement,tu m’as donné le gout de faire ca une fin de semaine:)

[@DanSchaumann]

Merci Shawn, bonne chance! On a lush summer's day / avoiding the 40 I think it'd be quite pleasant

[@Aseth2802]

Vas tu partir du parc du boutelou

[@nicolasbonneterre5550]

@@Aseth2802 pak du butulu

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

crazy how we have it easy with modern transportation, really highlights why cities are mostly built around rivers

[@Criminelsoyeux]

around drivers 😛*

[@Thedavekable]

Yeah it really highlights why a city made for drivers sucks the life out of everything when you take the time to look at it! Could hear the highway noise even in the nature reserve.. no escape

[@anegovia]

It's rare that i come across beautiful souls like that, i can sense the passion in your videos and music. Keep grinding brother, you're among the rare ones

[@thesoundpurist]

Dude, I used to live there. Can’t imagine going to Sainte Anne de Bellevue from pointe aux trembles by walk. I live my youth in L’ile Perrot and all over the place to down town. You’re courageous, kudos.

[@KateThomas-pp2wd]

takes alot of mental fortitude to get through those sections with all the traffic - on top of all that distance. i very much enjoy all your videos thanks

[@JLamoureux25]

Was hoping you’d stop at Paulo et Suzanne and you did! The best place to eat along that route for sure.

[@alexs6352]

I was shocked when he didn't get a poutine though 😅

[@potatopoison1130]

Same😂😂

[@simonalexander9308]

Quite the achievement! Let’s see more of MTL! FYI, in the west, there is a bike/walking path about 1km north of highway 40 that goes from about des Sources all the way through to St-Anne de Bellevue. Or Blvd Gouin which is the longest street in Montreal (57 Km) that goes all the way to St Anne’s. Kudos roughing it on the 40 service road (but really not safe…).

[@NicolasChanTakNam]

He was actually on the bike path you're referring to. It starts off right as he exited Bois de Liesse. You see him walking on it up until Spring Garden I guess.

[@billsk8]

Me and a friend did the same 2 years ago. Took us around 14 hours, but we followed the saint lawrence river and canal lachine the whole way. We also did something similar in NYC last year.

[@futureofwhat]

South side along lakeshore is the only way to do it. You can get killed walking along the highway like that!

[@billsk8]

@@futureofwhat To be fair, you could die on any street.

[@futureofwhat]

@@billsk8 womp womp

[@Sonyboj]

@@billsk8 Not from a car going 60mph...

[@AgressiveAndre]

⁠@@billsk8u might be right but walking along the highway is the most dangerous tbf

[@zaybx]

Recognized several sections that I've walked on breaks from work. Kudos on doing the whole thing in one shot like that. That's a heck of a commitment.

[@twotowns]

Il y a une façon d'éviter une partie peu agréable de Gouin dans Saraguay et DDO : prenez la rue Albert-Prévost à gauche puis Jean-Bourdon à droite. Vous verrez une entrée pour marcheurs dans le bois qui vous entoure. Suivez le sentier vers l'ouest. Vous aboutirez sur la rue Maple (devenant la rue Hervé). Vous longerez ensuite la voie ferrée et vous poursuivrez dans le parc Bois-de-Liesse un peu plus loin. Cela vous emmène, de manière complètement isolée dans le bois (très agréable!) jusqu'au boulevard Sunnybrooke. Ainsi, vous n'aurez pas à traverser l'étang et passer sous la 13 sur Gouin. Cette partie n'est effectivement pas très agréable.

[@pixelum2023]

Wow! I'm a Montrealer and would never even consider walking the whole lenght of the island like you did. Impressive feat of ebdurance!

[@0kaynowwhat]

Nice walk, well done ... what a shame you elected to walk alongside the 40 from Galleries des Sources to RioCan in Kirkand. There's a pretty good walking/cycle path that runs east-west along the hydro quebec servitude from Bois Francs all the way into SADB village, I believe the last 18K of your walk would have been a lot more pleasant had you taken this route :). Thanks for sharing your video.

[@Michels1]

Im glad you passed by the Route Verte cycling road 6:14. It is the longest continual cycling road in America. I love it and I use it daily for my commutes and fun. The view along the road is awesome and on windy days you get a fresh breeze from the river.

[@user-kb5rn6xu9c]

congrats on the achievement. Thank you for taking us along on the journey!

[@SirZotolo]

That comment about the roadwork is so true its sad.

[@VladislavBabbitt]

The real reason is because it is Mafia controlled.

[@rilesz9402]

Congrats on doing it. This brought so many memories for me. I grew up east of town, now live in st Laurent and work in the West Island. Needless to say it was nice to see so many areas that have been important in my life in a single video. Thank you

[@GoodandtheGang]

That's so cool to see you living a true adventure in such a simple way! So nice to watch, I will walk more in Montreal now :)

[@gmcote8020]

My kind of adventure! Did a cross south to north in Laval in spring 13 km coming back from an appointment downtown. Lots of fun and it is so true you see and find sights you would never come across in other ways! Keep it up mate!

[@JAPANESE_MAPLE]

as a person who lived in montreal for 9 years i am subbing

[@Raggart]

Wow, that's quite the achievement, especially at that time of the year! A month later, it might have been easier. I'm glad you enjoyed the Bois-de-Liesse and were able to show it. It's one of my favourite parks on the island. Thanks for sharing!

[@MotivationalHighfive]

Always good to get an outsiders perspective on things. Often brings clarity!

[@user-xj5xp6qz5g]

[@charles1951ful]

Bravo monsieur , vous avez beaucoup de mérite et j ai découvert des nouveaux coins de Montréal

[@Mqkji]

What an amazing video, really entertaining, you're so underrated! Haven't seen such a good video on youtube like this in quite a while. Keep it up!

[@esparda07]

Visited Montreal once and it definitely had more character than Vancouver!

[@garyg4158]

I have always loved watching your videos. You are such a great (and funny) storyteller! 🙂 Congrats on the 55 KM/89K steps hike!!!

[@tatiana5447]

Wow! Well done, Dan. Another awesome video!

[@stephmetalmuzik1045]

First time here. I am happy of your walk and your tenacity. Thank you for sharing this video. Merci, Salut.

[@marie-evetremblay5895]

Amazing! I grew up in RDP and now I live in the West Island. I never thought someone would walk this distance. Very nice idea for a video.

[@DoctorSpaniel]

wow Dan, a man after my heart. this is incredible! I love walking absolutely absurd distances, but nothing like this! congrats and I bet that sleep after was unbelievable lol

[@Charlie_Xmas]

Hey beau travail mon gars! The longest i've walked was around Frontenac to côte de neige , And I walk to the food bank every month but this is an epic walk, cheers.

[@adamwertheimer]

great video! I did the same walk a few years ago, except I just followed Gouin and Senneville streets the entire way.

[@DanSchaumann]

Thank you! Gouin and Senneville would have been a lot more scenic, a few extra km though. By the way, I was just scrolling on Reddit and a certain r/montrealcycling post showed up. Before I even saw it was you I was like “that has to be Adam” haha

[@sabiletrimm]

My comment exactly. Great bike route, too.

[@adamwertheimer]

@@DanSchaumann LOL I was curious so I went back to check, and you walked about 1km more and took around 10,000 more steps. You went out of the way to go look at cool things (I literally just followed Gouin and Senneville without diverting), you started at the actual east end of the island (I only started at Sherbrooke/Gouin), and a couple of detours+construction sites probably added some mileage for you. I remember practically limping and barely being able to walk by the time I got to Senneville (the last 5-10 kilometers were ROUGH). Major kudos to you 😀

[@sabiletrimm]

@@adamwertheimer OK now I've got to do this. Added to this list, on top of biking from Ottawa to MTL.

[@apmde]

Awesome! I did 60km across Edmonton a couple of years ago and it was awesome. Hoping to do it again this summer

[@TrollingEveryone92]

you deserve more subscribers! your video is so calming. wow

[@maudelemelin9026]

Wow! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

[@lucid8879]

I've started to walk a lot more again after a nasty incident that left me unable to walk for 3 months, and I love exploring Montreal too! Very fun video to watch, thank you for sharing and inspiring :) It's been a goal of mine to explore parts of the city I've never seen and after watching this I want to make sure I do so this weekend.

[@Z1a_qui_boucane]

that is unbelieveable!! Congratulations on that amazing feat!

[@SpikeOnTheWater]

Thanks for the tour! Here at home in Toronto we got a guy named Johnny Strides that walks lengths of various streets .. looking forward to seeing /learning more about Montreal from your channel.

[@maitrecorbeau3338]

Congratulations to you. This was pure determination and perseverance. Great video. I ran a few 100 km ultra-marathon, so I can totally relate.

[@swiftroph]

Good job man. That's a nice feat, you made me discover stuff I've never seen and I've lived in Montreal my whole life.

[@robertdion848]

Great job with the video . I spent my childhood summers in Montreal thanks for bringing back good memories

[@itsjustmechristine9946]

Awesome. Congratulations! As a long distance walker, I felt your pain, though I’ve never gone that far in a day. My daughter lives in Montreal and I walk a lot when I visit her. You’ve given me some great ideas of nature places to check out. Thanks.

[@markjparaan]

Great video! I’m from montreal and I enjoyed watching your adventure!

[@Nconito1]

That's amazing!!! thx for sharing it with us!

[@milindpandya2230]

Discovering the hidden gems of Montreal! Merci beaucoup🙇‍♀

[@YanLefebvre]

That was a refreshing video that i stumbled upon randomly , im from Vaudreuil pretty closee to Sainte-Anne. Great work keep it up

[@davidmorris6254]

Thanks, cheers from Vancouver!

[@PrimeZeke]

Quite a lovely stroll through such an exquisite city. Keep it up!

[@hutlazzz]

nice video et belle aventure ! Aux plaisirs den voir dautre. Malheureux cette culture du tout voiture

[@1FlyingSolo1]

Congrats on your accomplishment. I know how difficult it can be. I did the 100,000 step in 24 hours challenge last year, which I don't recommend. It ended up being around 77 km (48 miles) and took 18-19 hours to complete. It was brutal but I survived. Cheers and keep walking!

[@ComfortableTool86]

I once left Montreal on foot to hitchhike and it was very hard to exit the city by foot. Luckily a trucker picked us up almost immediately on the highway and took us all the way to Quebec City

[@naturespiritus]

it s always nice discover new parts of Mtl . thanks

[@Kinperor]

I appreciate the footage of what Montreal is like when going from end to end. I also take offense to all the stroads and highways that plagues our beautiful island, what I wouldn't do to tear down a majority of stroads to break them down into streets. Really, I'd take just about any downsizing of car-culture. Anyway, thank you for showing the wilderness pockets that still exists in the island.

[@louiscolaskatalysis]

Super intéressant et inspirant! Thanks for sharing

[@mikescorpio13]

i once got out of the theater in downtown Montreal after watching The Matrix 2 and i walked all night long (35 KM walk) starting at 1h30 A.M. and got to my suburb town of Repentigny at around 8h00 A.M. ... was working graveyard shift back then so it was a nice walk instead of working 8 hours .

[@MarcoLemmetti]

Good on you sir. You did the walk for me so I wouldn't have to. Much respect for your efforts !

[@stephaniepreston8352]

Inspiring video - thank you! I agree with the idea of walking the shorelines - gorgeous quiet parks along the water all the way from Old Montreal all the way to St. Anne de Bellevue. Lots of places to grab a lunch, coffee or ice cream. Maybe a summer challenge:)?

[@LeQuebecaPied-ts4ke]

Great video! 60k in a day is pretty epic! I'm taking it little bits by bits on my project ;)

[@gamingexperience3018]

Amazing stuff you did congrats for defeating Montreal🎉😊

[@eggyolked108]

Awesome video and feat. Compliments to you.

[@Nosphal]

Classic haha all the construction detours. Thanks for the vid

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Those are a pain.

[@andrerenault]

You’re insane. Subscribed

[@DanSchaumann]

Merci André!

[@nitramyte1184]

Amazing, congrats Dan! I walk an hour every day, can't imagine walking 14 times that in one day. I wish cities were made for walking and not for driving.

[@ReturnOfJackDawson]

Awesome video my man!

[@dereksoutar9320]

Looks lovely.

[@Ol1-ver]

2:00 such a unique building. I'm always amazed at old building like this and curious on the building techniques of the past.

[@Hamza.Sabir.Bhatti]

Wow kudos to you mate for crossing the island of Montréal east to west! Very impressive!

[@MaximeBertrand02]

Nice!!!!! Thanks for sharing

[@jokuzy]

Thank you for exposing me to so many little lovely places that I had no idea existed

[@bp2352]

Thanks Dan

[@beem4248]

TO COME ACROSS PAOLO AND SUZANNES OF ALL PLACES IS CRAZYYYY

[@beem4248]

People from all ends of the city come up to eat here since it’s open so late. Lineups outside at 10:30pm and stuff

[@alxd5068]

listen... that was insane. props to you for not failing to stop and fall into the river at ST-anne-debellevue. awesome stuff

[@victorm3237]

This is crazy I’m from Montreal and I always wondered what this journey would be like pretty cool!

[@justsnoopy]

Loved your video. I did a 50 km bike ride like a week ago and I gotta say, the bikable part of the city is so small compared to the actual island side. Still, I loved my trip, it's so fun to explore the hidden gems of tje place you live in. Yeah sorry I'm french sooo

[@oo-sb4ps]

You deserve a thumbs up and a follow for that. 🇨🇦

[@darkflame5298]

Great video man

[@aresta21]

What a walk ! Cheers mate

[@xavierpaquin]

That's an insane walk, I felt your pain 😂

[@SkepticalWaves]

> the human body wasn't designed for this Actually, it was, after the trees we probably evolved as persistence hunters, running long distances chasing prey to exhaustion

[@dustinwall1552]

This is great! I appreciate this type of adventure. So many people travel far and wide, but don't really get to know their own "backyard."

[@masaketchum223]

Cool trip! Cheers from Finland

[@steevoridgeline]

superbe video. great demonstration also of the state of the city even looking for the bascis of it, which is walking paths... congrats for the accomplishment

[@AshbalGabriel]

Très très cool ! Very inspiring 🙌🙌🙌

[@SamaAndTheCosmo]

It’s the first time I hear of someone who enjoys walking as much as I do! The longest walk I’ve done was from McGill station to a little north of the 40 and Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Kudos to you 🥳🍾✨ I can’t help but wonder though, how was the recovery?

[@yeah2646]

love your videos!

[@DanSchaumann]

Thanks so much! That’s great to hear

[@jimgray3346]

Ce gars-là aurait dû se rendre de Montréal-Ouest jusqu'à sa destination à Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue par le canal Lachine et le chemin du bord du lac. C'est un peu plus long, mais tellement plus beau et tranquille. Et surtout, pas besoin de marcher sur le bord de la 40!

[@NicolasChanTakNam]

After Bois de Liesse, you should have continued on the bike path instead of going all the way to the service road. It runs pretty parallel to the service road.

[@antyofficial3524]

Good job !

[@richardhebert1558]

Maximum respect !

[@weirdostein]

Bois-de-Liesse in the Winter on snowshoes is absolutely amazing. You'd love it.

[@abelhinha8]

Wow, walking along the 40... now that's a feat! pt.2 along the south side of Montreal? :)

[@mariefrance4872]

Amazing!

[@goglux2]

Really enjoyed the part near the La velocite des lieux sculpture, that's montreal-nord, where I lived for the most part of my life. I was great seeing the place I remember. Grats on wlaking all that way, that was very fun to watch.

[@Alex_Plante]

You are very brave, and that was an impressive feat.

[@Canleaf08]

4:39 this is Route 125 or Boul Pie XI with a bus ferris wheel art installation. The other end of r125 starts in Hochelaga and goes south of the olympic stadium and le jardin boutanique. The R125 BRT is also there.

[@TimSnowPhoto]

Nice journey! I’ve run from my house in Pincourt to the clock tower in Old MTL along the Lakeshore and Lachine Canal…it was a fun, tough and rewarding day!

[@saberxzero]

4:50 if i remembwr right the ferris wheel is made with either the body of old busses or old metrocar we used to have in MTL, they gotta bring those back what great public transport we lost

[@user-yr7ly5vq2g]

I did a walk from downtown Calgary past Nosehill Park close to QE2 highway once. The blisters I got haha. Thanks for sharing Montreal :)