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Car park opposite Anse de Port-la-Forêt.
(S/E) From the car park, head towards Rue Charles de Gaulle, which climbs towards the village centre, until you reach the churchyard of Notre-Dame d’Izel Vor (16th century) and its calvary dating from 1500. (If it’s open, it’s well worth a visit.) Go round the church and head down an unnamed alleyway to reach a roundabout.
Yellow and blue markings
You’ll come to an area with sports facilities. Follow the street running alongside the cove; a footpath has been marked out for pedestrians. Turn left into a newly developed area (playground, benches, toilets) and cross the footbridge over the inlet.
GR®®34markings: White and Red (not very visible)
(1) Cross it and head towards the harbours of Port-la-Forêt. Walk around the harbour area, taking time to admire the boats. Pass in front of the harbour master’s office and reach the water sports centre.
(2) Cross it and continue along Kerleven Beach. To make the slightly more difficult walk in the sand easier, you can follow the edge of the pine trees in places. Walk past a café and reach the end of the beach.
(3) Take the concrete path that follows on from the beach and continue along the coastal path which overlooks the sea and passes several coves.
(4) Turn left to enter the campsite. A path has been created to allow theGR®® to continue along Anse Saint-Laurent. Shortly after leaving the campsite, a small sheltered cove is a good spot for a break. Continue along the more rugged coastal path through the woodland overlooking the water’s edge and arrive at a three-way junction.
Green markings (very few and pointing in the opposite direction)
(5) Let theGR®® continue straight on and turn left. A signpost marked ‘Route de Saint-Laurent’ is located a little further up. Take the path that climbs along the rock face and becomes more enclosed (in winter, a small stream may flow here). Reach a small road which you will follow to the right. Look out for a row of houses with triangular gables on the left. Continue along Chemin de Kerdaniou and, at the next junction, turn right onto Route de Kerdaniou, ignoring a road on the left and another on the right.
(6) At the ‘give way’ sign, pass a large bakery 100 metres to your right and turn left. Follow this street along the wide pavement on the right. Turn right against the one-way flow into the first street, called Chemin de Kerambriec. Cross a road and continue straight ahead along Chemin de Créac’h an Ale, which veers to the right before joining a main road.
(7) Follow this road to the left along the grassy verge, where a pedestrian crossing has been marked out by wooden posts. Continue along the wide grassy strip to reach the D783 before the Kroaz Avalou roundabout.
(8) Turn left onto the first road, the road to Loc Amand, passing the hamlet of Maël on your left. Continue along this small road, passing an old building with a porch (currently being renovated in 2024). You’ll arrive at the hamlet of Loc Amand (the historic heart of La Forêt-Fouesnant), where you can see the porch of the former priory dating from the 11th century, as well as an Iron Age stele topped by a slightly twisted iron cross – a sign of its later Christianisation.
(9) Head due south until you reach the next junction, where you turn right. Follow this street along the left-hand pavement until you reach a roundabout.
(10) Enter the grassy enclosure and head to the right to go round the Chapel of Pénity or Saint-Maudez, built in the 18th century. Go round it on the right to descend into the open-air theatre. Look out for the fountain on the left, which has been restored to match the original, as well as a reconstructed bread oven. Exit and return to the car park where you started, opposite (S/E).
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