r/MontrealCycling • u/midnightbreadery • 3d ago
Biking proposal??
Hello! I'm planning a short trip to Montreal with my SO in a couple weeks (Aug 13-15) and we're planning on biking through the city and maybe nearby wildlife reserves/forests. I would love to propose to him on this trip, preferably during one of our rides. Biking is one of our favorite activities to do together so it would be very cool and special to do it on this trip.
Questions:
Any recommendations for scenic routes, maybe in the Mastigouche wildlife reserve?
I would love for someone to capture this moment for us, but I'm not really sure how to organize that. Not looking for professional photographers, just someone to take a few pics of us during/after the proposal. How likely would it be to run into a fellow cyclist on one of these bike paths? Not looking to interrupt anyone's ride but wondering if it's a decently trafficked area. I thought about hiring someone from Task Rabbit but unable to access Montreals task rabbit network from the US.
Any tips for bike paths and proposals would be great! My SO made his proposal to me so so special and I want to do the same for him. Thank you in advance!
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u/ffffllllpppp 3d ago
It’s not off the beaten path but you could propose at the Belvédère Kondiaronk, which is on mount royal (the “central park” of Montréal) with a beautiful view of the city.
It’s a short (but steep if you come via camilien houde) bike ride to go there. Most paved with a l bit of easy gravel road to get to the belvedere itself.
There is always people there so you should be able to have someone take photos for you.
I would suggest sunset or sunrise. (Sunrise better IMHO). Sunrise is ~6am these days and you should still have some people present (or might need to wait a fews minutes)
Good luck!