“Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.”
​-Rudy Rucker

The International Appalachian Trail is a wonderful trail. By no means, this section is a critic of the IAT. Even the most amazing things can be improved.

I'm usually someone more into detours than shortcuts, but this trail already does a great job at including highlights close by. This section has only one shortcut to save a bit of time and energy. On the map, the red line is the official trail, the brown line the shortcut. 

Shortcut
When I first looked at the trail, I found it awkward how the trail looped off. I thought I was made that way to avoid the main road, but it was to see a small waterfall with a marsh. I decided to cut short on a dirt road that had barely any traffic.

Direction: Around km 89, you will meet a road (2e Rang), take a left. Follow that road until Chemin du Lac Lavoie. Which will lead you back on the trail at around km 114.

Distance: The official trail is ~25km and the shortcut is ~11km.