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Access: in Crozon, take the D887 towards Morgat. At the roundabout at the end of the beach, turn right and follow the D255 towards Cap de la Chèvre. At the entrance to the hamlet of Saint-Hernot, park in the car park on the right.
Yellow marked PR
(S/E) With your back to the car park, cross the D225 with caution, head towards the Maison des Minéraux and climb straight ahead for about 1 km on a wide stone path until you reach a cross path (signposted "Site de l'Île Vierge").
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(1) Turn left, leaving thePR® on your right, ignore two access roads to houses and turn right (same sign) to descend onto the coastal path, theGR®34.
GR34 marked in white and red andGRP® Tour de la Presqu’île de Crozon
(2) Turn right and overlook Pointe de Saint-Hernot or Île Vierge, which has been closed to the public for safety reasons since March 2020, but remains a beautiful viewpoint over this beach. Continue along the coastal path towards Pointe de Rostudel. Follow the path carefully as it is currently being rebuilt following significant damage caused by Storm Ciran (2022). Pass a sign indicating the access to the hamlet of Saint-Nogard.
(3) Continue along the stony coastal path (Armorican sandstone) which alternates between steep climbs and rapid descents. Pass Pointe du Dolmen and overlook Anse Saint-Nicolas: a beautiful viewpoint over Douarnenez Bay dominated by Ménez-Hom, the highest point of the Montagnes Noires. Along the way, note a fountain and a wash house, the only source of water for the inhabitants of the hamlet of Kerroux before the arrival of running water. Arrive at a fork (Rostuel sign)
PR marked in yellow
(4) Turn right, leaving the coastal path, and head for the hamlet of Rostudel, a former fishing and farming village, via a very wet grassy path (May 2024) . Note the compact appearance of the buildings, which resembles defensive architecture (in this case, against the wind).
(5) Stroll through the hamlet, then retrace your steps to the coastal path.
GR34 marked in white and red andGRP® Tour de la Presqu'Île de Crozon
(4) Turn right, pass by a fountain and a wash house, the only water source for the inhabitants of the hamlet of Rostudel, then near the ruins of an old coastal battery largely buried in vegetation, and join another path coming from the hamlet of Rostudel.
(6) Continue along the coastal path, which veers to the left: this is the most flower-filled part of the route (May 2024) with the presence of asphodels.
(7) Continue steadily towards Cap de la Chèvre, the southern tip of the Crozon Peninsula: "view of the Cap Sizun coast, Pointe du Van. Here too, follow the path marked out by a rope to protect the vegetation. Pass below the semaphore and arrive at the Naval Aviation Memorial.
(8) After visiting the site, pass a large blockhouse and continue along a series of gentle ascents and descents. Turn north-east and begin the descent towards Anse de Porzh Kreguen. Note the much shorter vegetation, exposed to the prevailing westerly winds, and the absence of trees.
(9) Climb back up, pass two points where you can see the folds caused by geological upheavals, and arrive at the large Palue Beach, a popular spot for surfers.
(10) Continue along the path on the dune that borders this beach to a parking area that can be seen on the hill below the village of La Palue.
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(11) Go up to the right, leaving theGR®34, and continue straight ahead. Join the access road to the car park and, at the entrance to the hamlet of La Palue, after the last parking area, turn right to pass behind the houses via a footpath.
(12) At the end of the path, turn right onto the trail that winds down through the moorland. Cross the bottom of the valley and reach a fork near the hamlet of Kerdreux.
(13) Keep left, pass a small dolmen and turn left to enter the hamlet of Kerdreux, which is more austere in character.
(14) Turn right into the first lane and continue along a grassy and very wet path (May 2024) until you reach a wide stony path.
(15) Turn left and follow this wide path straight ahead, which leads to the D255, which you follow for a few metres.
(16) Just before No. 12, turn left onto a path that leads to the Saint-Hernot Chapel. Turn right, cross a road and return to the car park (S/E).
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Easy 
Visorando member
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