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In Pont Péan, follow the D837 (south-east) and turn right into the car park of the Les Genêts shopping centre.
(S/E) From the car park, turn right onto Avenue du Chemin Vert, pass the town hall on your left (this will be your return route). Continue to the Muinenheag roundabout. Cross it and continue straight ahead along Chemin de la Petite Bétuaudais.
(1) Turn right onto a path between fields, Chemin des Puits.
(2) Continue straight ahead and walk alongside Brittany's largest photovoltaic power plant (20 hectares), built on the site of former silver-lead mines.
(3) Turn around and return to the fork.
(2) Turn left onto Rue de la Clôture. On your right, you will see the former residence of the mine director and, on your left, the former workshops and stables.
(4) Turn left onto Allée de la Clôture and cross the car park to take the sandy path leading to Espace Beausoleil (performance and activity hall). On the left is the former administrative building of the mine, built entirely of red brick.
Pass Espace Beausoleil and cross the adjacent car park.
Turn right and go around the chapel (former miners' changing rooms). Turn right onto Rue de la Mine and you will reach the Monument du Souvenir.
(5) Turn left towards the Résidence Sarah Bernardt, then follow the path on the left through a grassy area behind the houses. Cross Avenue Émile Zola and continue along the path, which turns left. Follow Rue de la Cave Donjean on the right for about 200 metres, then turn left to pass between the gymnasium and the École Lucie Aubrac.
(6) At the D837, turn right to reach the Fontaine Blanche car park. Cross it and take Allée Camille Claudel opposite, which you leave on the left to walk along the back of the residence of the same name. Turn left and join Avenue Henri Matisse, which you follow to the right.
(7) Turn left towards the leisure area on the banks of the Ruisseau du Tellé. Turn right at the back of the housing estate and walk along the football pitch. Cross Avenue de Bellevue and follow the path known as "des Gaulois" slightly to the left.
(8) Turn left and continue to Pont Mahaud. Cross Route d'Orgères and continue straight ahead along the bridle path to the D837. Cross it carefully and first turn left then right to take Rue des Oiseaux, followed by the alley of the same name. Then turn right onto the path that joins the D277 and first turn right then left.
(9) Enter Parc du Midi, where the path winds its way and leads to Rue du Midi, which you should follow to the left. Here you will discover the classic housing typical of the old mining town.
Turn right to pass in front of the town hall and then turn right to retrace your steps back to the car park (S/E).
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