Day 7: Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis to Grande-Vallee, 40 miles. Today we will pass through the quaint villages of L'Anse-Pleureuse and Manche-d'Epee. We'll encounter our first big hill just past Riviere-Madeleine, and it's a dandy - more than two kilometers at a 13-percent grade. The hilliness persists all the way to Grande-Vallee and beyond.