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).