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Park in the Place du Champ de Foire in the village of Commana. Look out for a truncated conical granite stele dating from the Second Iron Age and Christianised in the Middle Ages.
(S/E) From the fairground square, turn right onto the Venelle du Bois de La Roche and walk past the school.
(1) When you reach the football pitch, turn left and walk alongside it. At the fork in the road near the sports hall, turn left into a cul-de-sac and, at the end, take a footpath between the houses.
(2) Cross the D11 at the pedestrian crossing and take the path leading to the D211
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Follow it to the right, then turn left towards the Manoir Neuf farm and reach the D764.
(3) Cross it with extreme caution and continue straight ahead along the road. Pass Kerdrein Braz on your right and reach a bend in the road.
(4) Leave the road and turn right onto a track, then turn left onto a sunken track which leads out onto a road.
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(5) Turn left towards the hamlet of Mougau Braz. Before entering the hamlet, look out for a sign pointing to the Fontaine Saint-Jean and turn onto the path leading there (a lovely spot with a wash house). Continue along the path, which joins the road, until you reach the Allée Couverte de Mougau Bihan.
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(6) Take a few steps back to join the peat bog interpretive route (a long route along a superb boardwalk that winds through the bog).
(7) On leaving the peat bog, turn right onto a stony track and follow it until it joins a road. Follow the road to the left, climbing steadily, until the bend where you leave it.
(8) Turn left onto a wide stony track until you reach some fields, then continue along a narrow path through the broom. This path climbs steadily and leads to the Croaz Mélar crossroads (Croas on the map).
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(9) Turn right onto a wide, carriageable track that descends alongside a wood and, after about a hundred metres, look out for the monumental cross known as Croaz Mélar amongst the fir trees; there is a path leading to it.
(10) Head back up through the coniferous woodland to reach the Croaz Mélar crossroads (signposted).
(9) Continue straight on along a stony track which leads to the ridge line; follow this north-eastwards along a dirt track that climbs very gradually amongst the rocky outcrops. This section offers fine views of Commana and the entire Léon plateau to the north, and Montagne Saint-Michel and Lake Brennilis to the south.
(11) At the crossroads of footpaths (signposted), continue straight ahead. Looking back, you can see, to the west, Lake Drennec, a water reservoir for the city of Brest and a developed leisure centre. Continue on to the D11.
(12) Cross this road with care and continue straight ahead along a path that climbs, passing close to an old slate quarry on your left (though it’s not very visible). This climb is slightly steeper, and as you walk, keep your eyes on the TDF mast that provides terrestrial television coverage for most of Finistère and part of the Côtes-d’Armor. You’ll reach a wide stony path on the left.
(13) Turn left onto this wide, downhill track suitable for vehicles. At a fir forest, leave the stony path and turn right onto a narrow track across the moorland that descends towards the D764, running alongside a woodland.
(14) Cross with extreme caution and turn right onto the path which runs alongside the departmental road for about 400 m before turning left onto a wide, gravelled track suitable for vehicles (signposted Restancaroff). Continue to this large hamlet, which once belonged to Relecq Abbey and has retained its traditional character (houses, bread oven, linen washhouse).
(15) Cross the hamlet, deviating slightly from the signposted route, and turn left twice to rejoin the signposted local road. Take this to the right and pass through the hamlet of Ponclet Huella, another hamlet with traditional buildings.
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(16) About a hundred metres further on, turn right heading due north and head for Ponclet Izella (a traditional hamlet). Note the gargoyle and the decorations on the roof ridge, a reminder of the former stud farmer who lived in this village. On leaving the hamlet, turn left onto the road and, at the crossroads with a cross, turn left to rejoin the signposted route before a bend in the road (on the left, a viewpoint over the ridges of Roc’h Trévézel).
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(17) Leave this road and turn right onto a narrow dirt track that descends towards a stream, which you cross via a concrete footbridge.
(18) The path leading uphill is somewhat difficult to follow at the start. Follow it by taking a parallel route through the woods (a short, steep section) and rejoin the main path to reach a road near a house. Continue straight on and note, on your right, the premises of the former secondary school, which closed in 2017. You’ll arrive at the main road (D11).
(19) Turn right towards the parish churchyard. Enter through the triumphal arch and walk around it (you can visit the church – see “Practical Information”) before returning to the fairground square (S/E).
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