[1] Located in the Notre Dame Mountains south of the St. Lawrence River, Mont Chocolat has an altitude of 717 metres (2,352 ft) and is part of the Massif du Sud.

[2] According to the trail map, Mont Chocolat offers a loop hiking trail of 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) with a drop of 267 metres (876 ft) for a duration of about two hours for an expert hiker or 3h30 (including dinner) for an intermediate type hiker.

A segment of the trail runs along the river and crosses the area of a maple grove.

Hikers can see magnificent panoramas, particularly in the section of the palisade trail which runs along rock faces about 50 m high.

[3] The toponym "Chocolate" was made official on March 16, 2004 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.