Baie de la Forêt

A pleasant walk along the customs officers' path.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.71 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 328 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 328 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 72 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -3 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Concarneau (29900)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.871349° / W 3.917453°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0519ET, 0620ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

(D/) From Place Jean-Jaurès, at the foot of Concarneau's walled town, head south (along the marina).

(1) At the end of Quai Penneroff, turn west, passing between the Marinarium and the Youth Hostel. Follow the embankment to Boulevard Alfred Guillou. Take this boulevard, which takes you behind the Hôtel des Sables Blancs, named after the white sandy beach where it is located.

(2) Just after the car park next to the hotel, take theGR® trail, known as the Chemin des Douaniers. Follow this coastal path, which leads to a small, pleasant beach.

(3). Continue along the path that climbs up the coast.

(4) The path enters Anse de Saint-Jean, which joins a road at the end that you must follow for about 100 metres.

(5) Turn left to find yourself on the other side of the cove.
Follow the GR® markings to the headland.

(5) You will then enter Anse de Saint-Laurent. The path leads to a road.

(7) Follow it for 200 metres, then take the wooden staircase down to the path that crosses a small bridge.

(8) This leads to some charming little houses. Walk past them and follow the cove on the other side (there are squirrels here). The path comes out near a campsite with mobile homes.

.::9: Follow it, taking the road closest to the shore.
The path branches off to the left (GR® markings) and follows the cliff. You will then arrive at the beautiful Kerleven Beach

(10). After a well-deserved break (hopefully in the sunshine), retrace your steps (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 13 ft - Place Jean-Jaurès in Concarneau - Moros (fleuve)
  2. 1 : mi 0.29 - alt. 23 ft - Between the Marinarium and the Youth Hostel
  3. 2 : mi 2 - alt. 36 ft - Coastal path
  4. 3 : mi 2.69 - alt. 13 ft - Kernous Beach
  5. 4 : mi 3.01 - alt. 23 ft - Start of Saint-Jean Cove
  6. 5 : mi 3.45 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left and continue for 100 metres
  7. 6 : mi 4.03 - alt. 30 ft - Start of Saint-Laurent Cove
  8. 7 : mi 5.05 - alt. 33 ft - Road for 200 metres
  9. 8 : mi 5.2 - alt. 10 ft - Small bridge
  10. 9 : mi 5.84 - alt. 26 ft - Passage near a campsite
  11. 10 : mi 6.84 - alt. 13 ft - Kerleven beach and retou
  12. S/E : mi 13.71 - alt. 13 ft - Place Jean-Jaurès in Concarneau

Notes

Bring water and something to eat.
Refreshments are available at Kerléven Beach.

Worth a visit

Closed town
(the little ice cream parlour at the entrance is apparently worth a visit).
Crêperies.

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

4.9 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
casillas
casillas
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful hike on the GR34. We set off from the white sand beach in rainy weather, but after 12 km we turned back because the rain was getting heavier and heavier, so we came back soaking wet, which was a shame.

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Manu d'Aix
Manu d'Aix

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Not knowing whether we would do the whole round trip, we decided to start at point 10.
It's easier to park depending on what time you set off. And there are some benches (with a view) just before the white sand beach that are ideal for a picnic.
The shaded areas are much appreciated at this time of year.
Thank you

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clubderandonnées
clubderandonnées

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

hello, a very beautiful walk by the sea on a very hot day. The rest of the walk, shaded by trees, was very pleasant

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jeanjean56
jeanjean56

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike on a very sunny day with magnificent scenery. We enjoyed the coolness of the woods.

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bernardlb
bernardlb

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,

Yesterday, I went on a hike starting from White Sands Beach. The first part before the coves of Saint Jean and Saint Laurent is pleasant along the seashore. After going around the coves, the pine trees are less interesting, but when the sun is shining, the walk under the trees is pleasant.

It's a leisurely walk, but I think it's more beautiful at high tide than at low tide. The walk is fairly easy to moderately difficult. In any case, the description is very well done.

Bernard and Pascale

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guymar
guymar

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We started at point 7 (due to lack of time) and ended up at the Corniche de Concarneau. A very beautiful walk as we were alongside the sea the whole time. Worth doing again. Thank you

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ben1
ben1

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We didn't do a round trip, we went to BEG MEIL via the GR 34, covering roughly the same distance (23 km in total)
from Fouesnant to Beg Meil. Magnificent!!!
And we hitchhiked back without any problems.

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paulodada
paulodada

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful walk along the coast with exceptional weather shortly after setting off in the drizzle. A picnic at Kernous Cove could even have been planned, given the mild weather for 18 December.
Happy New Year of hiking 2018!

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savignat
savignat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike, even if the part in Concarneau (after Les Sables Blancs) is a bit too urban

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laurent29bzh
laurent29bzh

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 30, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Superb hike with beautiful scenery

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