Montreal's largest guided bike tour center
Bike tours up to 30% less expensive!
Montreal On Wheels offers the largest choice of guided bike tours and bike rides in Montreal for now 17 years.
3 reasons to choose Montreal On Wheels for your bike tour
1 Expertise
- 17 years of experience in biking activities
- Professional licensed guides
- Private tours available
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2 Security
- Guides and leaders specially trained to manage group biking activities.
- Security vests, helmets and bike locks included.
- Includes emergency shuttle service.
3 Value
- Up to 30% less expensive than the competition!
- 9 tour options and 4 ride options.
- Itineraries with high quality historical and architectural content.
- Guaranteed departures : a single registered participant confirms a tour departure.(1)
- Tasting stops included.(2)
- Includes full-day bike rental.(2)
- Advice and recommendations for your « after-tour » riding.
- Free : coffee at sign-in, bottle of water for the tour and our « Montreal On Wheels Bike Path Map ».
(1) Tours planned on our 2013 schedule
(2) City Classic Tour, Vista-Architecture Tour and Montréal City Of Contrasts Tour
Choose your guided bike tour
Of an approximate duration of four hours, Montreal On Wheels' excursions are carefully designed to have you discover Montreal's beauty and charm through commentaries and tastings. Our tours are beginner-level or intermediate-level guaranteeing you fun in a safe environment. Tours leave at 9h30 and 13h00 (see terms below). After your tour, Montreal On Wheels lends you the bike until the end of the day so that you can continue visiting at your leisure. Our staff, with the help of the « Montreal On Wheels Bike Path Map » will be happy to recommend a selection of quality itineraries.
Our « City of Contrasts » 65$
Chic Westmount and worker's St-Henri on the same tour ! Only at Montreal On Wheels!
Duration: 4 hrs approx.
Level: easy
Distance: 19 km / 11 miles approx.
Ride through downtown, up to the very select Westmount and back down to the worker's St-Henri and discover the history of the English, Scottish and French communities.
Taste Montreal!
You will enjoy a tasting-stop at Montreal's famous Atwater market
Landmarks and sites visited:
West end of Old Montreal * Downtown * Westmount * Westmount Park * King George Park * St-Henri * Lachine Canal * Atwater market.
TERMS * GUIDED MONTREAL BIKE TOURS WITH GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TIMES
Departure: 9:30 am and 1:00 pm. Meet-up 15 to 30 minutes before departure.
- Departure point: Montreal On Wheels bike shop
- Minimum age: 13 years of age and older * Ability to handle a bike
- Reservations required
- Price: 65$ plus taxes (55$ if you have your bike)
- Includes:
bicycle * professional guide * food-tasting stop * helmet * lock *our Montreal On Wheels bike path map * full-day bike rental (bikes can be returned at the end of business day click here for our store hours) * emergency shuttle.
Our « City Classic » 65$
Take the pulse of Quebec's metropolis!
Duration: 4 hrs approx.
Level: easy
Distance: 20 km / 12 miles approx.
Take the pulse of Quebec's metropolis while covering, by bike, the neighborhoods at the heart of the city. A professional guide will show you the main highlights and will also let you discover more intimate locations. The itinerary, of an "easy" level, is interspersed with stops in photogenic locations and with commentaries touching on history, architecture and Montreal's neighborhood life.
Taste Montreal!
During your tour, you'll have a « St- Viateur Bagel » tasting-stop to taste the world's best bagels! Since 1957, this legendary bakery is part of the city's culture and of Montrealers' everyday living.
Landmarks and sites visited:
Old-Port * Latin Quarter * La Fontaine Park * Le Plateau * Mont-Royal Park (just the entrance) * Business District * Old-Montreal
TERMS * GUIDED MONTREAL BIKE TOURS WITH GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TIMES
Departure: 9:30 am. and 1:00 p.m. Meet-up 15 to 30 minutes before departure.
- Departure point: Montreal On Wheels bike shop
- Minimum age: 13 years of age and older * Ability to handle a bike
- Reservations required
- Price: 65$ plus taxes (55$ if you have your bike)
- Includes:
bicycle * professional guide * food-tasting stop * helmet * lock *our Montreal On Wheels bike path map * full-day bike rental (bikes can be returned at the end of business day click here for our store hours) * emergency shuttle.
Our « Vista Architecture » 65$
Cross the Saint-Lawrence river by bike and roll on the Formula One Race Track ! Only at Montreal On Wheels!
Duration: 4 hrs approx.
Level: easy
Distance: 26 km / 16 miles approx.
Ride along the Saint-Lawrence, enjoy the water scene and discover Montreal, its unique architectural works and sceneries. Our guides will explain the historical importance of the Saint-Lawrence river over Montreal, you will discover architectural works that have branded Montreal and parks that have established the city's renown. You will cross by bike the Saint-Lawrence river via the « estacade » , a structure built between 1964 et 1965 to control ice formation and movements.
Taste Montreal!
You will enjoy a tasting- stop on the estacade to enjoy the unique scenery and taste maple products from « Canadian Maple Delights Bistro »
Landmarks and sites visited:
Old-Port * Lachine Canal * Atwater Market * Maison St-Gabriel * Estacade * Habitat 67 ( Moshe Safdie) * L'Homme sculpture ( Alexander Calder) * Formula One Race Track ( Gilles Villeneuve) * Saint-Helen island * Notre-Dame island.
TERMS * GUIDED MONTREAL BIKE TOURS WITH GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TIMES
Departure: 9:30 am. Meet-up 15 to 30 minutes before departure.
- Departure point: Montreal On Wheels bike shop
- Minimum age: 13 years of age and older * Ability to handle a bike
- Reservations required
- Price: 65$ plus taxes (55$ if you have your bike)
- Includes:
bicycle * professional guide * food-tasting stop * helmet * lock *our Montreal On Wheels bike path map * full-day bike rental (bikes can be returned at the end of business day click here for our store hours) * emergency shuttle.
Our guided bike tours with reservations
Montreal On Wheels offers many other guided bike tours to discover Montreal's different neighborhoods. Reservations and a minimum of 5 participants are required for these tours. Contact us!
- WESTMOUNT: UPHILL, DOWNHILL
- BIKING TO CHINA
- MONTREAL: ALLEY-OOP!
- A SERVING OF THE PLATEAU
- THE STREAM OF HISTORY
- HISTORY ALIVE! THE OLD SUBURB AND CROOKED BRIDGE
How about « YOUR » Montreal bike tour?
Looking for something special or have a theme in mind for a bike tour ? We'll prepare a custom tour for you ! For your biking activities, Montreal On Wheels also offers bike delivery services for Montreal and its surrounding area. Group activities, packages with food – tasting, picnics… give us a challenge ! Anything on two wheels ! Contact us
Bike rides with leaders
Group rides at great price!
Montreal On Wheels offers a choice of 4 bikes rides with specially trained leaders. As opposed to a guided Montreal bike tour, there are no or few stops for commentaries other than rest stops. Very safe, these rides are very popular with student groups, businesses, families and others.
Ride #1: Jean-Drapeau Park (2 hours * 15 km approx.)
Landmarks and sites: Old-Port * Habitat 67 * Pointe de la Cité du Havre Park * Notre-Dame Island's Formula 1 racetrack * Casino * Ste-Hélène Island * Calder sculpture
Ride #2: Jean-Drapeau Park * Icebreaker bridge * Atwater market (2.5 hours * 20 km approx.)
Landmarks and sites: Old-Port * Habitat 67 * Notre-Dame Island * Formula 1 racetrack * St-Lawrence Seaway * Crossing of the St-Lawrence river via the icebreaker bridge * Nuns Island * Atwater Market * Lachine Canal
Ride #3: Lachine Canal et Lachine Rapids (4.5 hours * 35 km approx.)
Landmarks and sites: Old-Port * Lachine Canal * Canal locks * Atwater Market * René-Lévesque Park("Sculpture Garden") * The banks of the St-Lawrence river * Lachine Rapids Park
Ride #4: Jean-Drapeau Park or the Lachine Canal (1.5 hours * 12 km approx.)
The shortest of all our rides! Designed for participants with a busy schedule! Jean-Drapeau (some of the sites of ride #1) or Lachine Canal (a ride along a section of the bike path bordering the canal).
TERMS * BIKE RIDES
- Schedule: April to November
- Starting time: from 8 am on. Meet-up 15-20 minutes before starting time for an on-time departure.
- Starting location: Montreal On Wheels bike shop
- Minimum age: 7 years old and up * Ability to handle a bike * Tandems available for participants unable to handle a bike
- Reservations required
- Number of participants: minimum 8 * maximum 100
- Price:
- Ride #1: 27$ plus taxes
- Ride #2: 40$ plus taxes
- Ride #3: 50$ plus taxes
- Ride #4: 22$ plus taxes
- Special pricing for groups, tour operators, businesses and event organisers. To learn more
- Includes: bicycle * leader * helmet * security vest * lock * emergency shuttle
Guided bike rides with educational content
Montreal On Wheels - Parks Canada partnership ! Biking , history and culture ! Lachine Canal National Historic Site !
Ça Roule Montréal in partnerhsip with Parks Canada offers 3 guided bike rides where the great outdoors, history and culture combine into a unique educational experience. Safe biking with the Ça Roule Montréal tour leaders and notions of science, history, sociology, urbanism and geography presented by the Parks Canada heritage guides.
Ride EDU1 : 2,5 hours, including a 30 min. presentation * 16 km approx.
Landmarks and sites: Lachine Canal * Locks 1 & 2 * Jean-Drapeau Park * Formula 1 racetrack * Cité du Havre
Ride EDU2 : 2,0 hours, including a 30 min. presentation * 12 km approx.
Landmarks and sites: Lachine Canal * Locks 1 through 4 * Atwater market
Ride EDU3 : 2,0 hours, including a 30 min. presentation * 16 km approx
Landmarks and sites: Lachine Canal * Locks 1 & 2 * Jean-Drapeau Park * Formula1 racetrack
TERMS * BIKE RIDES WITH EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
- Schedule: May to October
- Starting time: from 8 am on. Meet-up 15-20 minutes before starting time for an on-time departure.
- Starting location: Montreal On Wheels bike shop
- Minimum age: 11 years old and up * Ability to handle a bike * Tandems available for participants unable to handle a bike
- Reservations required
- Number of participants: minimum 10 * maximum 100
- Includes: bicycle * leader * helmet * security vest * water bottle * emergency shuttle * heritage guide * Demonstration of lock operation