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If you would rather take a guided tour of Mount Royal, turn to Les amis de la montagne.

The non-profit group, which has been working to conserve and promote Mount Royal for more than 30 years, offers several discovery walks. Here are a few of them:

Every Wednesday at 6 p.m. until Oct. 30, a guide takes visitors on a free hour-long walk starting at Smith House. Visit the Kondiaronk Lookout near the chalet, the Escarpment Path and the Camillien-Houde Lookout. In French.

Twice monthly on Saturday afternoons in August (4, 25), September (8, 15) and October (6, 27), a free 90-minute tour begins at the Sir GeorgeÉtienne Cartier Monument at street level and ends at Smith House, near the chalet. In French.

For the From One Summit to Another walk, a guide takes visitors from the Kondiaronk Lookout to the observatory atop Place Ville Marie. It will be offered Sept. 16 and Oct. 28. In English or French. Cost: $28 per person. Online reservation required.

If you’re up for a 14-kilometre, seven-hour trek, Les amis offers a tour that includes all three Mount Royal summits. The walk will be offered on Sept. 23 and Oct. 14. In French. Cost: $26 per person. Online registration required.

Offered for the first time this year, a Les amis walk focuses on “the historical bonds between Montréal’s Scottish culture and the mountain.” It starts at Smith House near the Kondiaronk Lookout and ends at the McCord Museum. It will be offered on Sept. 20 and Oct. 11. In English or French. Cost: $14 per person. Online registration required.

For more information, visit the Les amis de la montagne website at lemontroyal.qc.ca.