Around the Grouin du Cou Lighthouse

Enjoy the woods and beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer.
Please note: part of the route runs along the beach and is not accessible at high tide. In this case, you can start from point (6) and reach point (2) via the forest paths.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.77 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 55 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 55 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 20 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the Les Floralies Cultural Centre car park.

(S/E) Follow Boulevard de la Petite Hollande on the right as you leave the car park until you reach a fork.

::1: Take thefirst street on the right, Rue du Pare Feu, and enter the forest. Follow the forest path towards the lighthouse until you reach Rue de la Vigie. Turn right onto the cycle path.

(2) Turn right onto thefirst footpath marked in yellow. Follow this path as it winds through the forest and dunes.

(3) Cross a road and the cycle path, then 300 metres further on, turn north. Cross another road and head right towards the houses.
Shortly before, turn left at the hairpin bend towards a picnic area.

(4) Head south (right) to rejoin theGR® and head towards Avenue des Citronniers.

(5) About 150 m after crossing this avenue, leave theGR® and turn right to reach the beach, passing over an impressive dune!

(6) Go down to the beach and walk to the left.
Walk along the wild coast beach and see the fish lock.
Leave the beach via the third street after the access to the wild coast beach, which joins Rue des Coraux.

(7) Cross this street and follow the path opposite. Cross Rue des Chardons Bleus, continue along the path and follow it to the right into the dune.

(8) Cross Rue du Phare and continue along the path, which crosses two alleys, then turn left onto Rue des Saumons.

(9) Turn right and continue along Rue de la Coquille Saint-Jacques on the right until you reach Rue du Paré du Feu.

(1) Follow the same route back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Les Floralies Cultural Centre car park
  2. 1 : km 0.21 - alt. 8 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 1.36 - alt. 11 m - Fork in the marked path
  4. 3 : km 2.89 - alt. 10 m - Crossing the road
  5. 4 : km 4.38 - alt. 15 m - Picnic area
  6. 5 : km 4.83 - alt. 7 m - Avenue des Citronniers
  7. 6 : km 5.31 - alt. 6 m - Dune de la Terrière
  8. 7 : km 7.87 - alt. 7 m - Rue des Coraux
  9. 8 : km 8.16 - alt. 11 m - Rue du Phare
  10. 9 : km 8.43 - alt. 7 m - Rue des Saumons
  11. S/E : km 8.77 - alt. 8 m - Les Floralies Cultural Centre car park

This route passes through multiple protected areas, which may be subject to special regulations:

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
christann
christann

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant hike, we enjoyed the forest section. Not many people around at the moment, so peaceful!

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hr
hr

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The roadbook needs to be revised for point 4. It is unclear on the ground. Consequences: an extra 2 km.

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Francoisduparc
Francoisduparc

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike through varied landscapes such as small paths or lanes lined with residences, trails winding through the forest and the long beach.

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LouiseP
LouiseP

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk that starts off along narrow streets, then winds through rolling woodland before returning along the coast and narrow streets to the starting point.
Really enjoyable, we did it as a Nordic walk.

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lorely
lorely

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This route is really very interesting. A large part of it is in the forest, which is very pleasant. And it ends on the beach.

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Cate79
Cate79

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy hike

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Tof 91
Tof 91

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

An easy hike between forest and sea, very pleasant

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caverne
caverne

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

walk between the woods and the beach

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Camille63926
Camille63926

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike with no particular difficulties.

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Ygrecaime85
Ygrecaime85

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A varied route, part of which is through the forest and back along the beach.
You do need to pay attention to the tide times, as the beach section can be a bit risky when the tidal range is high.

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