Baden and Larmor Baden via the Pointe de Locmiquel

Circular route from Baden to Larmor-Baden allowing you to discover the Toulvern Dolmen, the Pointe de Locmiquel and views of the islands of Er Runio, Grand Veïzit and Radenec.
At low tide, it is possible to circumnavigate the “7 Islands”.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 46 m
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    Descent: - 48 m

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    Highest point: 29 m
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    Lowest point: 0 m

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Description of the walk

Park in front of Baden School.

(S/E) Head left, pass the children’s play area and turn left at the roundabout. Walk down Rue Lann Vihan.

(1) At the Meriadec roundabout, go straight on and turn left at the next junction.

(2) Before the next junction, turn right; the path runs alongside the road, follow it to the end.

(3) Cross the D316 and head towards Le Straqueno, then take the path on the right.

(4) Cross the hamlet of La Croix and take a road on the left for 150m. At the Trévas junction, take the path on the right towards Le Boulen. At the end of the path, take the road on the left then take a path on the right towards Larmor Baden (you’ll be following theGR®®).

(5) Walk past the Pen En Toul pond (a bird sanctuary with excellent viewing points).
At the end, take the street opposite, crossing the road (Chemin de la Fontaine). Walk past an old fountain and a wash house.

(6) Follow theGR®® to the right, then cross the road and head slightly to the right. Continue to follow theGR®® until you reach the ford leading to Île Berder.

(7) Follow the road towards Pen Lannic, then take the path on the left towards the coast (still theGR®®).

(8) Leave the harbour, walk up the street and take the path on the left which leads to the coast.

(9) Take the next path opposite, Chemin de Port Lagaden, and follow the coast to the left. You are now at the Pointe du Berchis, from where you can see the islands in the gulf: Île Longue, Gavrinis and Radenec. After the beach, climb the steps to the right and then up to the left.

(10) Take the coastal path on the right. At the end of the path, walk alongside the road. Take the small road and go behind the chapel.

(11) Head down to the left to reach the coast. Once off the path, take the road on the left and follow theGR®®. Take the road on the left again. Follow theGR®® all the way along the coast. You’ll pass the Pointe de Locmiquel and then arrive at the Île des 7 Îles, which you can reach at low tide; a sandbar emerges as the tide goes out.

(12) Continue through the woodland (GR®®) to the dyke separating Toulvern Pond and Baden Cove.

(13) Take the road to the coastal path on the left, which you follow to Baden Mill (mill and dyke not accessible, private property).

(14) Continue straight on to Meriadec (a pretty village; do visit the chapel and some of the beautiful farmhouses).

(15) In the centre of the village, theGR®® turns left; continue straight on and head up to the crossroads, then turn left. Follow this road to the roundabout at the children’s play area, where you turn right to reach the school car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 29 m - Baden school car park
  2. 1 : km 0.55 - alt. 25 m - Go straight on at the roundabout
  3. 2 : km 1.09 - alt. 13 m - Path on the right running alongside the road
  4. 3 : km 1.61 - alt. 10 m - Crossing the D316
  5. 4 : km 2.72 - alt. 22 m - Crossing the hamlet of La Croix
  6. 5 : km 4.03 - alt. 1 m - Passing by the Pen En Toul Lagoon
  7. 6 : km 4.95 - alt. 4 m - Fountain and wash house
  8. 7 : km 5.96 - alt. 3 m - Opposite Berder Island
  9. 8 : km 6.48 - alt. 4 m - Passage through the harbour
  10. 9 : km 7.03 - alt. 4 m - Port Lagaden path,
  11. 10 : km 8.22 - alt. 1 m - Coastal path on the right
  12. 11 : km 10.07 - alt. 3 m - Locmiquel Chapel
  13. 12 : km 12.3 - alt. 2 m - Access to the Seven Islands
  14. 13 : km 13.03 - alt. 2 m - Seawall
  15. 14 : km 14.74 - alt. 5 m - Baden Mill
  16. 15 : km 15.37 - alt. 8 m - Go straight on, leaving the GR to your left
  17. S/E : km 16.54 - alt. 29 m - Baden school car park

Notes

Water points at various locations.

Worth a visit

Visit the village of Mériadec
Take a tour of the Seven Islands, tide permitting.
Explore Berder Island at low tide.
The island is private; the coastal path is accessible but not the interior of the island.
See the port of Larmor-Baden.

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 27 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.9 / 5
jules retour
jules retour

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Leaving and returning from the school car park not really interesting except for the parking.
Otherwise, it's a great place to be.

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Claire Laboucarie
Claire Laboucarie

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pleasant route

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rvarnat
rvarnat

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Part in the city, part on the coast. The latter is splendid.

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Sss
Sss

Tour , very nice that we extended by the tour of the island Berder , accessible by low tide ...

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LEOJ
LEOJ
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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Sss
Sss
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A very pleasant tour, which we extended with a visit to Berder Island, accessible at low tide.

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pmr.deux
pmr.deux

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very nice route, especially the 2nd part by the sea. On the other hand, this part is very busy at this time of year.

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Potager
Potager

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful tour of land and sea
Beautiful stretches along the Gulf of Morbihan, with the possibility of going to the 7 islands at low tide and to Berder.
A bit of a drive at the start and finish in Baden

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mikelitos
mikelitos

Hello PAUBRI,
This is a really beautiful walk, especially in spring on a sunny day.
I don't quite understand your comments:
1. I can confirm that the Moulin de Baden dyke is no longer accessible, it is private after more than 30 years of court battles. You walk along it after the Baden cove and if you turn right you'll reach the village of Mériadec where you leave the GR which goes off to the left.
2. If you look at an IGN map (or the map of the hike) you will see that you join the GR between points 4 and 5, at La Saline, and leave it as you cross Meriadec.
So much for your comments, what's surprising is that this hike has already been used by many hikers who were quite satisfied with the description and the map of this hike.
Best regards.

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PAUBRI
PAUBRI

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

No GR markings for the Larmor Baden crossing, contrary to what is indicated. You can see the GR markings in the coastal zone.

Indicates that the Moulin de Baden dyke is inaccessible, although you have to go over it (or so I think). I didn't manage to finish on the path because the signs were so unclear. I didn't know where to leave the gr, so I ended up on the road and didn't see the village of meriadec.

Otherwise the trail is interesting, especially from the marshes of pense toul, pointe du berchis, anse and pointe de locmiquel.

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maartine
maartine

(D) Le Brix public school should be specified, as there is a public school.

At (1) you come to the Meriadec roundabout and there is a fork in front of you. You should say turn left, because depending on whether you are on the pavement on the left or the pavement on the right, "straight on" raises questions.

After the Meriadec roundabout, the wrong sign indicates that you should take the first turning on the left, as there is no roundabout after that.

Very nice walk.

Yes, I was mistaken when I said "...roundabout then...", but if I remember correctly, there's no crossroads either, when you take the first street on the left ???

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Good evening. I'm sorry to contradict you,

Sorry to contradict you.

I looked at the history of your route, which dates back to 2013.
At that time, there were no waypoints.
In 2015, like other moderators, I intervened to indicate crossing points in older hikes that did not have them and to name them.

If you look closely at your description, you'll see that not all the waypoints are at the beginning of the paragraph.

This is a task we are now working on and we invite the authors who are still active on the site to help us with it.

Sincerely

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mikelitos
mikelitos

Hello Floch,

While it's true that some of my routes are not yet on your new presentation, the one in question does have the crossing points at the beginning of the line.

So I don't understand your comment.

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Hello,

As soon as someone has had a problem on a course, they'll put at least "average" for their assessment.
In spite of everything, they have taken the time to specify what caused the problem.

Your hike, like several of your suggestions, is old. Since then, the presentation on the site has changed:
- aeration of the description by line breaks after each change of waypoint.
- The waypoint is at the beginning of the paragraph rather than in the middle of the text.
This makes it easier for the moderators and for future hikers to read.

If you have the time, I invite you to adapt your descriptions.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

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mikelitos
mikelitos

Hello,
I didn't think it was necessary to indicate the Joseph Lebrix school because the 2 schools are not at all in the same area and reading the map there's hardly any chance of confusing them.
At point (1) of the Mériadec roundabout, I can confirm that you do need to go straight ahead, because if it depends on the pavement you're on, coming from Le Brix school there's no reason to be on the left-hand pavement. What's more, the route de Mériadec runs off to the right.
(1) At the Mériadec roundabout, go straight ahead and turn left at the next crossroads.
I don't think I'm talking about a roundabout in the text above, but about turning left at the next crossroads.
For all these reasons, I don't understand the note about making it easier to follow the route.
Yours faithfully

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