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City exploration game

The Cartographer’s Secret Sentinel

2.4Player rating
Play at your pace · usually 130 min 2.3 km Quebec App-guided
Play in
English

The experience

About this quest

Track a legendary 18th-century mapping network across Vieux-Québec in this 10-stage urban puzzle adventure. 

Playing as an investigative archivist, you will intercept an encrypted frequency and follow a seamless walking loop from the Lower Town, up the cliffside, and across the Plains of Abraham. 

Decode physical monuments to uncover long-lost subterranean tunnel maps.

What makes this quest special

Highlights

  • Retrace Foundations: Explore the 1608 birth site of New France at Place Royale.

  • Inspect Defenses: Examine old stone battlements, arrow slits, and iron cannons.

  • Peer Underground: Study buried ruins through the glass viewing domes on Dufferin Terrace.

  • Crack the Code: Input the master sequence at the final Joan of Arc Garden.

From people who played this quest

Good times. In their words.

2.40 / 5

5 player ratings

Selected player reviews. Original words and ratings.

From your phone to the streets

A walk that turns into an adventure.

  1. 1

    Open the app. You’re on your way.

    Choose your pass, then open your quest in the Questo app. It guides you from the starting point.

  2. 2

    Get outside. Follow your curiosity.

    Discover real places and their stories on foot. Stop for a coffee or a photo, then pick up where you left off.

  3. 3

    Crack a clue. Share a little victory.

    Look around for answers, solve puzzles and enjoy the “we got it!” moments.

Your walk, at a glance

Quebec

A · Start

Place Royale, Québec, QC G1K, Canada

B · Finish

510 Av. Wilfrid-Laurier, Québec, QC G1R 2L2, Canada

Get directions to the start

Start and finish only. Discover the stops as you play.

The people behind the adventure

Created by Quebec City Scavenger Hunt.

A route that brings places and playful storytelling together.

Made by Quebec City Scavenger Hunt

Good to know before you play

  • Step Into the Story
  • Difficulty level: Easy 🟢😊
  • Wear a hat and sunscreen, have enough water
  • Varied terrain/elevation, may not be suitable for those with limited mobility

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